Satan's Sword

The Dai-bosatsu toge trilogy is based on Kaizan Nakazato's unfinished long series of novels (41 books, written from 1913 to 1941). Set in the last period of the Tokugawa Shogunate, Daibosatsu Toge tells the story of Ryunosuke Tsukue, a nihilistic swordmaster who doesn't hesitate to kill anyone, bad or good.

Cast

Raizō Ichikawa

as Ryunosuke Tsukue

Kōjirō Hongō

as Hyoma Utsugi

Tamao Nakamura

as Ohama / Otoyo

Fujiko Yamamoto

as Omatsu

Kenji Sugawara

as Kondo, Isamu

Jun Negami

as Serizawa

Chishū Ryū

as Tsukue

Michiko Ai

as Okinu

Ryūzō Shimada

as Kamiya Shuzen

Toshio Chiba

as Coolie Saizo

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