The Lightning Sword
抜打ち鴉
Synopsis
Shinjiro is a rambler, a single sword carrying lone wolf with only his fighting skills to protect him. He doesn’t know where his road leads, only that he must find his lost sister, and the ronin who stole her away. The ronin that Shinjiro has sworn to kill. On the road he’ll find his sister and test his blade against his bitter enemy. He also encounters a lost boy searching for his father, a boy he will swear to protect, and find his own lost love, a daughter of the yakuza who draws him into a frenzied and bloody battle between rival yakuza gangs for the control of a frightened town.
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抜打ち鴉
Type: Trailer • Published 2020-04-01
Top Cast
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Tomisaburō Wakayama
Shinjiro of Misaki
Shigeru Amachi
Higashinosuke Yamagata
Ryūzō Shimada
Tokusaburō
Mieko Kondō
Oyo
Eigorō Onoe
Yamagoro
Jun'ichirō Narita
Asanosuke
Chitose Maki
Orryu
Reiko Fujiwara
Kaede / Fumie
Yūji Nanto
Takuro
Ikuko Mōri
Oharu
Toshio Chiba
Tomizo
Ryōsuke Kagawa
Shōsaku Sugiyama
Teruko Ōmi
Yōko Wakasugi
Gen Kimura
Seishiro Hara
宇野正晃
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Bin Katō
- Screenplay & Story
- Minoru Inuzuka, Teinosuke Kinugasa
- Original Score
- Nakaba Takahashi
- Original Title
- 抜打ち鴉
- Country of Origin
- Japan
- Spoken Languages
- Japanese
- Runtime
- 1h 12m
- Production Studios
- Daiei Film
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Bin Katō
Minoru Inuzuka, Teinosuke Kinugasa
Nakaba Takahashi
Shozo Honda
Mitsuzō Miyata
Tomio Takamori
Department Leadership Roster
Minoru Inuzuka
Screenplay
Bin Katō
Director
Teinosuke Kinugasa
Screenplay
Mitsuzō Miyata
Editor
Shozo Honda
Director of Photography
Nakaba Takahashi
Original Music Composer
Production Stills & Gallery
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Frequently Asked Questions About The Lightning Sword
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What is The Lightning Sword about?
Shinjiro is a rambler, a single sword carrying lone wolf with only his fighting skills to protect him. He doesn’t know where his road leads, only that he must find his lost sister, and the ronin who stole her away. The ronin that Shinjiro has sworn to kill. On the road he’ll find his sister and test his blade against his bitter enemy. He also encounters a lost boy searching for his father, a boy he will swear to protect, and find his own lost love, a daughter of the yakuza who draws him into a frenzied and bloody battle between rival yakuza gangs for the control of a frightened town.
Who directed The Lightning Sword?
The Lightning Sword was directed by Bin Katō.
Who stars in The Lightning Sword?
The principal cast of The Lightning Sword includes Tomisaburō Wakayama, Shigeru Amachi, Ryūzō Shimada, Mieko Kondō, Eigorō Onoe.
When was The Lightning Sword released and how long is it?
The Lightning Sword was released in 1962 with a total runtime of 1h 12m.
Who composed the musical score for The Lightning Sword?
The original motion picture soundtrack for The Lightning Sword was composed by Nakaba Takahashi.