The Sword

Synopsis

Kiyone Sakurai, an apprentice swordmaker makes a sword for his guardian, Kozaemon Onoda. Onoda breaks the sword while defending his lord which eventually leads to his death at the hands of Naito, when Naito demands to marry his daughter Sasae. Sasae vows to avenge her father's death and pleads for Kiyone Sakurai to make a special sword for her. So Kiyone and his fellow swordmaker Kiyotsugu go to the master swordsmith Kiyohide Yamatomori to learn their craft and forge the sword. - Will Gilbert

Main Cast

Shōtarō Hanayagi

Kiyone

Age : N/A | Popularity : 2%

Kan Ishii

Kiyotsugu

Age : 71 | Popularity : 3%

Eijirō Yanagi

Kiyohide

Age : 88 | Popularity : 10%

Ichijirō Oya

Kozaemon Onoda

Age : 78 | Popularity : 7%

Isuzu Yamada

Sasae Onoda

Age : 95 | Popularity : 5%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Directing	Director	Kenji Mizoguchi
Writing	Screenplay	Matsutarō Kawaguchi
	Writer	Masamune Yotsura
Camera	Director of Photography	Minoru Miki
Production	Executive Producer	Masahiro Makino
Art	Art Direction	Tadaoto Kainoshō
Department	Role	Name

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