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The Sword

58% | Feb 08, 1945 | Drama

Kiyone Sakurai, an apprentice swordmaker makes a sword for his guardian, Kozaemon Onoda. Onoda breaks the sword while defending his lord which eventually leads to his death at the hands of Naito, when Naito demands to marry his daughter Sasae. Sasae vows to avenge her father's death and pleads for Kiyone Sakurai to make a special sword for her. So Kiyone and his fellow swordmaker Kiyotsugu go to the master swordsmith Kiyohide Yamatomori to learn their craft and forge the sword. - Will Gilbert

Featured Crew

Kenji Mizoguchi
Director
Tadaoto Kainoshō
Art Direction

Cast

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Kan Ishii
Kiyotsugu
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Eijirō Yanagi
Kiyohide
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Ichijirō Oya
Kozaemon Onoda
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Isuzu Yamada
Sasae Onoda

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