Satan's Sword

Satan's Sword
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Kenji Misumi[1]
Written by	Teinosuke Kinugasa
Produced by	Masaichi Nagata
Starring	Raizō Ichikawa Kojiro Hongo Tamao Nakamura Fujiko Yamamoto Shōgo Shimada
Cinematography	Hiroshi Imai
Edited by	Kanji Suganuma
Music by	Seiichi Suzuki
Production company	Daiei Film
Distributed by	Daiei Film[2]
Release date	18 October 1960 (1960-10-18) (Japan)
Running time	106 minutes[2]
Country	Japan
Language	Japanese

Satan's Sword (Japanese: 大菩薩峠, Hepburn: Daibosatsu Tōge, "Great Buddha Pass" or "Daibosatsu Pass, Part I") is a 1960 Japanese samurai film^[3] directed by Kenji Misumi, written by Teinosuke Kinugasa, and produced by Masaichi Nagata.^[4] The film stars Raizō Ichikawa as samurai Ryunosuke Tsukue, alongside Kojiro Hongo, Tamao Nakamura, Fujiko Yamamoto, Kenji Sugawara, and Jun Negami, and was followed by two sequels.

Cast

• Raizō Ichikawa as Ryunosuke Tsukue^[2]
• Kojiro Hongo as Hyoma Utsugi
• Tamao Nakamura as Ohama / Otoyo
• Fujiko Yamamoto as Omatsu
• Kenji Sugawara as Isami Kondō
• Jun Negami as Kamo Serizawa
• Toshiro Chiba as Toshizō Hijikata
• Saburo Niwamata as Bunnojo Utsugi
• Shōgo Shimada as Toranosuke Shimada

See also

• Dai-bosatsu tōge (1957), starring Chiezō Kataoka
• The Sword of Doom (1966), starring Tatsuya Nakadai

References

1. "三隅とは". kotobank. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
2. Palmer, Palmer & Meyers 1995, p. 300.
3. Jane, Ian (15 July 2009). "Sleepy Eyes of Death: Collector's Set, Vol. 1". DVD Talk. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
4. "大菩薩峠". Kinema Junpo. Retrieved 11 January 2021.

Sources

• Palmer, Bill; Palmer, Karen; Meyers, Richard (1995). The Encyclopedia of Martial Arts Movies. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 9780810830271.

External links

• Satan's Sword at IMDb