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Merciless Blade
1953 Directed by Kunio WatanabeThe first film in the 1953 trilogy based on the long novel series The Great Bodhisattva Pass.
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Kusuo Abe
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Shinobu Chihara
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Kensaku Hara
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Haruyo Ichikawa
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Kunio Kaga
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Ryōsuke Kagawa
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Chiezō Kataoka
....................................................Ryûnosuke Tsukue
Director
...........................................................Kunio Watanabe
Screenplay
...........................................................Kunio Watanabe
Story
...........................................................Kaizan Nakazato
Lighting Technician
...........................................................Kenji Tanaka
Art Direction
...........................................................Heikichi Kakui
Cinematography
...........................................................Takashi Watanabe
Sound
...........................................................Kenjirō Tōjō
Production Companies
...................................................Toei Company
Production Countries
........................................................Japan
Spoken Languages
....................................................日本語
Genres
....................................................Action
Drama
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