Young Swordsman
秘剣
Release: 1963-08-31
·Runtime: 108m
·★ 6.5
Drama
This Japanese action-adventure is set in the 17th century when all forms of swordplay were banned. One fighter, an excellent swordsman believes the law is unfair. His brother keeps his opinions about the law to himself. The swordsman vents his frustration by cutting off the thumbs of an enemy. The fighter is then banished. To live, he becomes a thief. To restore the family's lost honor, the other brother is forced to challenge the fighter to a duel.
Production Countries
Japan
Production Companies
TOHO
Cast
Hiroyuki Nagato
as Hosoo Chojuro
Junko Ikeuchi
as Miwa
Masao Shimizu
as Shimamura Juzaemon
Jun Tazaki
Yoshibumi Tajima
Shōichi Hirose
Ryōsuke Kagawa
as Kono Banzaemon
Yoshio Kosugi
Naoya Kusakawa
Ryūnosuke Tsukigata
as Miyamoto Musashi
Matsumoto Hakuō II
as Hayakawa Tenzen
Yuki Nakagawa
as Shizu
Nami Tamura
as Sei
Kōji Mitsui
as Yabe Senjuro
Ren Yamamoto
as Kashima Heinosuke
Susumu Fujita
as Kagawa Tanomo
Yoshio Tsuchiya
Hideyo Amamoto
Bokuzen Hidari
as Otsuka Kihei
Ichirō Nakatani
as Shimamura Kazuma
Kiyoshi Kodama
as Hara Sanjuro
Kin Sugai
