Muramasa

Rural Japan. Bleak winter. A scarecrow's silent vigil. A swordsman discovers demonic steel, a blade of terrible beauty. Every victory fuels a descent into bloodlust. Osamu Tezuka's animated parable anticipates a wave of late 80s manga-horror.

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Osamu Tezuka directed Muramasa in 1987. See Osamu Tezuka's full filmography, where to start with Osamu Tezuka, or where to go after you've seen everything by Osamu Tezuka.

Muramasa was released in 1987 (JA original-language production), with a runtime of 9 minutes.