

The Sword
1945 Directed by Kenji MizoguchiIn 19th century Japan, a young swordsmith is determined to make the best sword possible after an inferior one he made indirectly led to the death of his guardian.
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Shōtarō Hanayagi
....................................................Kiyone
Kan Ishii
....................................................Kiyotsugu

Eijirō Yanagi
....................................................Kiyohide
Ichijirō Oya
....................................................Kozaemon Onoda

Isuzu Yamada
....................................................Sasae Onoda
Director
...........................................................Kenji Mizoguchi
Executive Producer
...........................................................Masahiro Makino
Writer
...........................................................Masamune Yotsura
Art Direction
...........................................................Tadaoto Kainoshō
Screenplay
...........................................................Matsutarō Kawaguchi
Director of Photography
...........................................................Minoru Miki
Production Companies
...................................................Shochiku
Production Countries
........................................................Japan
Spoken Languages
....................................................日本語
Genres
....................................................Drama
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