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Excellent
MASTER SCORE 79.2 / 100
1965·Action / Drama·1h 25m

SWORD OF THE BEAST

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.

Above the Line
Hideo Gosha·DirectorHideo Gosha·WriterEizaburo Shiba·WriterToshiaki Tsushima·Original Music Composer
Cast
Mikijiro Hira·Yuuki GennosukeGō Katō·Jurata YamaneShima Iwashita·TakaKunie Tanaka·TanjiEijirō Tōno·MinisterToshie Kimura·MisaKantarō Suga·DaizaburoYōko Mihara·OsenShigeru Amachi·Vice-CounselorTorahiko Hamada
Full Crew
(8 credits)
Directing· 1
Hideo Gosha·Director
Writing· 2
Hideo Gosha·WriterEizaburo Shiba·Writer
Sound & Music· 1
Toshiaki Tsushima·Original Music Composer
Art & Design· 1
Mamoru Abe·Art Direction
Production· 2
Gin'ichi Kishimoto·ProducerMasayuki Satō·Producer
Other Departments· 1
Toshitada Tsuchiya·Cinematography
By the Numbers
79.2
OF 100
Master Score
7.5
OF 10
IMDb
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CRITICS
Rotten Tomatoes
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Worldwide Gross
0
Oscar Wins
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THE VISUAL DECONSTRUCTION

A bespoke vision agent's reading of the design language behind Sword of the Beast's key art.

Dominant Palette
3 colors
#4F5C2F
#D9D9D9
#333333
Mood
Gritty, Intense, Historical
Composition
Centered
Era
1960s
Visual Style
Photographic

“A man in traditional Japanese attire stands in the lower center of the frame, holding a sheathed sword. He is positioned against a muted, mountainous landscape ”

actionhistoricalsamurai
Key Elements
Sheathed KatanaKimonoObi
Atmosphere
Gritty
Color Mood
Mixed
Setting
Wilderness
Design Score
7/10
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