The Sword of Doom (Dai-bosatsu tôge) (1966)

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Directed by

Kihachi Okamoto

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Tatsuya Nakadai
Ryunosuke Tsukue

Michiyo Aratama
Ohama

Yuzo Kayama
Hyoma Utsuki

Yôko Naito
Omatsu

Tadao Nakamaru
Isami Kondo

Kei Sato
Kamo Serizawa

Kô Nishimura
Shichibei, Omatsu's 'uncle'

Ichirô Nakatani
Bunnojo Utsuki

Written by

Shinobu Hashimoto
(screenplay)

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An old man kneels to pray on the mountaintop trail of his pilgrimage. He pleads to Buddha for death so that he will no longer be a burden to his granddaughter. Appearing from a pure white cloud, seeming to step out of the sky itself, Ryunosuke arrives, dressed in pure black, ready to carry out the old man's wish. Is he just a wandering samurai? Is he the angel of death? Or is he, as the original ... read more

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The Failure of Bushido

“ An old man kneels to pray on the mountaintop trail of his pilgrimage. He pleads to Buddha for death so that he will no longer be a burden to his granddaughter. Appearing from a pure white cloud, seeming to step out of the sky itself, Ryunosuke arrives, dressed in pure black, ready to carry out the old man's wish. Is he just a wandering samurai? Is he the angel of death? Or is he, as the original title “Dai-bosatsu tôge” (The Great Bodhisattva Pass) might suggest, a “Danava”: a dark Asura from Buddhist mythology. This question is never answered directly and The Sword of Doom is a much better film for it. The mystery of Ryunosuke is far more compelling than any answer to his origin and purpose could possibly be.

From the opening scenes it's established that, mortal or no” read more