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Sword for Hire(Movie, 1952)

Original title: "戦国無頼" (Japanese/JA)
2h 15min | Genres: Drama, Action, Adventure
Sword for HireRating: 3.5/5 (with 44 votes)
Sword for Hire (戦国無頼, Sengoku burai) (lit. 'Vagabonds in a Country at War') is a 1952 black-and-white Japanese film directed by Hiroshi Inagaki. The film is based on a serialized novel by Yasushi Inoue published in the Sunday Mainichi. ()
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About Sword for Hire

Soldiers Hayate and Yaheiji secretly escape from their besieged castle. Hayate has left behind his lover, Kano. On his way, Hayate is wounded and cared for by O’Ryo, who falls in love with him. But when Hayate accidentally kills her caretaker, he flees, with O’Ryo in pursuit. Subsequently, Hayate's comrade Yaheiji falls in love with Oryo. Kano, the lover left behind by Hayate, believes him dead, and becomes involved with another soldier, Jurota. When Jurota defects to the opposing army, he takes Kano with him. A double set of love triangles has developed, wherein each man and each woman loves one and is loved by another. Finally only combat and self-sacrifice can untangle the weave.

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Additional Information

Production country: Japan
Made by: Toho Company
Original language: Japanese (JA)
Spoken languages: Japanese (JA)
Translated into 4 languages: English (EN), French (FR), Italian (IT), Russian (RU)
Status: Released
Release date US: 05/22/1952
Director: Hiroshi Inagaki
Producer: Tomoyuki Tanaka
Screenwriter: Akira Kurosawa
Composer: Ikuma Dan
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"戦国無頼"
Color: Black & White (B/W)

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