Sword of the Beast

You're a disgraced samurai, fleeing betrayal for supposed crimes. But survival means kinship with bandits in the forest. When the Shogun's gold is at stake, allegiances shift. Gosha's widescreen compositions find beauty in the muck. The film lingers on the moral compromises of its leads.

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Hideo Gosha directed Sword of the Beast in 1965. See Hideo Gosha's full filmography, where to start with Hideo Gosha, or where to go after you've seen everything by Hideo Gosha.

Sword of the Beast was released in 1965 (JA original-language production), with a runtime of 85 minutes.