SWORD DEVIL

Hanpei is a gentle young samurai that loves flowers. One day, he witnesses an old man's quick draw of the sword. He is so impressed that he becomes the old man's pupil. Soon, Hanpei's skill of sword comes to attention of his lord. The lord orders him to assassinate a man...

Above the Line

Kenji Misumi·DirectorSeiji Hoshikawa·ScreenplayRenzaburō Shibata·NovelChikashi Makiura·Director of PhotographyHajime Kaburagi·Original Music ComposerKanji Suganuma·Editor

Cast

Raizō Ichikawa·HanpeiMichiko Sugata·OsakiKei Satō·Secretery KanbeRyūtarō Gomi·KyomuzoGorō Mutsumi·YuzoKentaro Kudo·AsazoAsao Uchida·YaichiroRyūzō Shimada·HattaKōichi Mizuhara·GosukeRokkō Toura·Kaino

Full Crew

(7 credits)

Directing· 1

Kenji Misumi·Director

Writing· 2

Seiji Hoshikawa·ScreenplayRenzaburō Shibata·Novel

Camera· 1

Chikashi Makiura·Director of Photography

Editing· 1

Kanji Suganuma·Editor

Sound & Music· 1

Hajime Kaburagi·Original Music Composer

Art & Design· 1

Shigenori Shimoishizaka·Set Decoration

By the Numbers

60.1

OF 100

Master Score

7.0

OF 10

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