Cut the Shadow
1963, Japanese. Directed by Kazuo Ikehiro.
The womanizing master of a run-down dojo hires an unemployed samurai to make himself look good instead of learning the skills himself. He lives to regret this laziness when he falls in love with the daughter of a higher class samurai and is informed on their wedding night that he must defeat her before their marriage can be consummated....
- Runtime
- 1h 22m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Japanese
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- Released
- 1 March 1963
- Original title
- 影を斬る
- Country
- Japan
- Written by
- Hideo Oguni
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Cut the Shadow runs 82 minutes (1h 22m).
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Cut the Shadow isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 1 March 1963. (Checked 4 November 2026.)
What movies are like Cut the Shadow?
If you liked Cut the Shadow, try Gintama 2: Rules Are Made to Be Broken, Gintama: The Very Final, Gintama: The Movie.
Who directed Cut the Shadow?
Cut the Shadow (1963) was directed by Kazuo Ikehiro and stars Raizō Ichikawa, Michiko Saga, Mikiko Tsubouchi.