(大菩薩峠)

Content: First part of the famous Dai-bosatsu toge trilogy, based on Kaizan Nakazato’s unfinished long series of novels (41 books, written from 1913 to 1941). Set in the last period of the Tokugawa Shogunate, Daibosatsu Toge tells the story of Tsuke Ryunosuke, a nihilistic swordmaster who doesnt hesitate to kill anyone, bad or good. Despite the authors explicit refusal, the series were later made into plays and movies several times.

Countries:

Japan

Genres:

Drama

Runtime:

106 minutes

Year:

1957

Directors:

Tomu Uchida

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Production companies:

Toei Company

Actors:

Tsukue Ryunosuke

Hyoma Utsugi

Ohama / Otoyo

Omatsu

Crews:

Director

Screenplay

Novel

Screenplay

Producer