Merciless Blade
1953, Japanese. Directed by Kunio Watanabe.
The first film in the 1953 trilogy based on the long novel series The Great Bodhisattva Pass.
- Runtime
- 1h 51m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Japanese
- Rated
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- Released
- 23 April 1953
- Original title
- 大菩薩峠
- Country
- Japan
- Written by
- Kunio Watanabe, Kaizan Nakazato
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Merciless Blade runs 111 minutes (1h 51m).
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Merciless Blade isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 23 April 1953. (Checked 10 November 2026.)
What movies are like Merciless Blade?
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Who directed Merciless Blade?
Merciless Blade (1953) was directed by Kunio Watanabe and stars Kusuo Abe, Shinobu Chihara, Kensaku Hara.