
Film
The Blazing Sword
1966 · 1h 31m
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- 6.4
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Overview
Set during the last days of the Tokugawa (Edo) Period, Moeyo-ken tells the story of Hijikata Toshizo and the Shinsengumi. Hijikata Toshizo is a samurai eager to test his skills and sword and make his first kill. The dojo he belongs to practices the Tennen Rishin style and teaches this to farmers. Not considered real samurai by other dojo's, they receive a request for a duel by a rival dojo practicing the Kogen Itto style. Sohaku Rokusha, a teacher there, challenges them and fights with Hijikata Toshizo. The outcome of the fight creates a deadly animosity between them that lasts through the ages.
Cast
Asahi Kurizuka
Hijikata Toshizo
Shunya Wazaki
Sohaku Rokusha
Hidehiko Ishikura

Tetsuko Kobayashi

Keiji Takamiya
Takaya Uesugi
Shinji Takano

Bin Amatsu

Ryōhei Uchida

Jotaro Togami
Takayuki Akutagawa
Hiroshi Shingûji
Satoru Nishida

Sōnosuke Oda
Jun Kashima
Wakako Kunitomo
Crew
- Hirokazu IchimuraDirector
- Azuma MorisakiScreenplay
- Toshiro HasebeScreenplay
- Tai KatōScreenplay
- Ryōtarō ShibaNovel
- Tadashi SakaiDirector of Photography
- Takeo WatanabeOriginal Music Composer
Media
Details
- Release date
- November 12, 1966
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- Japanese
- Runtime
- 1h 31m
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