# Young Swordsman (1963)

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**Original title**: *秘剣*
**Runtime**: 108 min
**Genres**: Drama
**Directed by**: Hiroshi Inagaki
**Written by**: Takeshi Kimura, Hiroshi Inagaki
**Starring**: Matsumoto Hakuō II, Hiroyuki Nagato, Junko Ikeuchi, Yuki Nakagawa, Nami Tamura, Masao Shimizu

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

Rashomon meets Robin Hood. A swordsman rebels against a ban on swordplay. It delivers 1960s samurai drama.

**Mood tags**: outsider, slow-burn

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