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Sword of the Beast

Original title: 獣の剣

★ 7.5 TMDB Rating · 79 votes

Legendary swordplay filmmaker Hideo Gosha's Sword of the Beast chronicles the flight of the low-level swordsman Gennosuke, who kills one of his ministers as part of a reform plot. His former comrades then turn on him, and this betrayal so shakes his sense of honor that he decides to live in the wild, like an animal. There he joins up with a motley group who are illegally mining the shogun’s gold, and, with the aid of another swordsman, gets a chance not just at survival but to recover his name and honor.

Director
Hideo Gosha
Release date
Sep 18, 1965
Original language
Japanese
Origin
Japan

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United States
Streaming on Criterion Channel
United Kingdom
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India
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Canada
Streaming on Criterion Channel
Australia
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Sword of the Beast release dates by country

CountryIn cinemasDigitalAge rating
JapanSep 18, 1965——

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