Man-Slashing Horse-Piercing Sword (1929)

斬人斬馬剣

In medieval Japan, a brutal and corrupt magistrate is planning to kill the child who is about to become the heir to the estate and position of the local lord and substitute his own "heir", an orphan, in order to get control of the late lord's estate and rule as the impostor's "regent". However, a mysterious stranger appears and sets out to thwart the magistrate's plans and free the people from his oppressive rule.

Date of release

1929-09-20

TMDB

6.6 / 10 (4)

Runtime

25m

Genres

Drama, Action, War, History

Director

Daisuke Itō

Casting

• Ryūnosuke Tsukigata — Raizaburo
• Hiroshi Kaneko
• Misao Seki — Osuga
• Sôemon Wada
• Kanji Ishii
• Kujaku Wakatsuki
• Miharu Ito
• Tojin Amando
• Yasutora Ichikawa
• Haruo Inoue
• Taro Ikuta
• Yaeko Hitotsubashi

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