The Life of a Chivalrous Man in Suruga: Broken Swords
1964, Japanese. Directed by Tokuzō Tanaka.
The second film in the "Suruga yukyoden" series, in which Shintaro Katsu plays Jirocho Shimizu. The film features Omasa, Komasa, Ocho, who will become Jirocho's wife, as well as other members of his future family. There is a particularly great swordfight near the end where Katsu and cronies attack the rival villainous yakuza clan to rescue their ailing, elderly boss. The action choreography, cinematography and editing of this sequence is quite brilliant, treading a difficult tightrope act between genuinely goofy antics and exhilirating, bloody violence.
- Runtime
- 1h 26m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Japanese
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- Released
- 17 September 1964
- Original title
- 駿河遊侠傳 破れ鉄火
- Country
- Japan
- Written by
- Hajime Takaiwa
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Who directed The Life of a Chivalrous Man in Suruga: Broken Swords?
The Life of a Chivalrous Man in Suruga: Broken Swords (1964) was directed by Tokuzō Tanaka and stars Shintarō Katsu, Yukiko Fuji, Hiroshi Mizuhara.