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大菩薩峠 = The sword of doom /

Daibosatsutōge = The sword of doom / Tōhō Kabushiki Kaisha ; sakuhin, Tōhō, Takarazuka Eiga ; seisaku, Fujimoto Masumi, Satō Masayuki, Nanri Konparu ; gensaku, Nakazato, Kaizan ; kyakuhon, Hashimoto Shinobu ; kantoku, Okamoto Kihachi.

藤本真澄, 橋本忍, 岡本喜八, 三船敏郎, 仲代達矢, 新珠三千代. 加山雄三, 村井博. 松山崇, 佐藤勝, 中里介山, 東宝株式会社. Contributor(s): Material type: FilmFilmPublisher number: SW0030 | Criterion CollectionLanguage: Japanese Original language: Japanese Subtitle language: English Series: Criterion collection ; 280.Publisher: [United States] : Criterion Collection, [2005]Description: 1 videodisc (121 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 folded pamphletContent type:
  • two-dimensional moving image
Media type:
  • video
Carrier type:
  • videodisc
ISBN:
  • 0780029631
  • 9780780029637
Other title:
  • Sword of doom
  • Title on disc label: Kihachi Okamoto's the sword of doom
Uniform titles: 大菩薩峠 (Motion picture) Uniform titles:
  • Daibosatsutōge (Motion picture)
Related works:
  • Motion picture adaptation of (work): Nakazato, Kaizan, 1885-1944. Daibosatsutōge
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Production credits:
  • Satsuei, Murai Hiroshi ; bijutsu, Matsuyama So ; ongaku, Satō Masaru.
Cast: Mifune Toshirō, Nakadai Tatsuya, Aratama Michiyo, Kayama Yūzō.Summary: Ryunosuke is a sociopathic samurai. When he is scheduled for an exhibition match at his fencing school, the wife of his opponent begs Ryunosuke to throw the match, offering her own virtue in trade.
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Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Adult DVD Adult DVD Main Library DVD WORLD DAIBOSAT Available 33111009919545
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

In this epic Japanese samurai adventure, a bloodthirsty young fighter (Tatsuya Nakadai) kills a man in competition and is pursued by the slain warrior's brother. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi

DVD, NTSC ; code 1 ; Dolby digital mono ; Aspect ratio 1.35:1, enhanced for 16:9 widescreen TVs.

In Japanese with optional English subtitles.

880-03 Mifune Toshirō, Nakadai Tatsuya, Aratama Michiyo, Kayama Yūzō.

880-04 Satsuei, Murai Hiroshi ; bijutsu, Matsuyama So ; ongaku, Satō Masaru.

Originally produced as a motion picture in 1966.

Ryunosuke is a sociopathic samurai. When he is scheduled for an exhibition match at his fencing school, the wife of his opponent begs Ryunosuke to throw the match, offering her own virtue in trade.

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