Sword for Hire
Soldiers Hayate and Yaheiji secretly escape from their besieged castle. Hayate has left behind his lover, Kano. On his way, Hayate is wounded and cared for by O’Ryo, who falls in love with him. But when Hayate accidentally kills her caretaker, he flees, with O’Ryo in pursuit. Subsequently, Hayate's comrade Yaheiji falls in love with Oryo. Kano, the lover left behind by Hayate, believes him dead, and becomes involved with another soldier, Jurota. When Jurota defects to the opposing army, he takes Kano with him. A double set of love triangles has developed, wherein each man and each woman loves one and is loved by another. Finally only combat and self-sacrifice can untangle the weave.
Year: 1952
Genre: Drama, Action, Adventure
Studio: TOHO
Director: Hiroshi Inagaki
Cast: Rentaro Mikuni, Toshirō Mifune, Danshirō Ichikawa, Yoshiko Yamaguchi, Takashi Shimura, Shinobu Asaji
Crew: Hiroshi Inagaki (Director), Yasushi Inoue (Novel), Akira Kurosawa (Screenplay), Hiroshi Inagaki (Screenplay), Ikuma Dan (Music), Tadashi Iimura (Cinematography)
Runtime: 135 minutes
Release: May 22, 1952
IMDb: 7.00/10 by 8 users
Popularity: 2
Country: Japan
Language: 日本語
Budget: 0
Revenue: 0
Keyword : jidaigeki, sengoku period
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