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Murderer!

Murderer!

1976 1h 22mAction

A cowardly samurai is sent as an official executioner targeting the clan's former sword instructor, a man whose sword and spear skills are second to none.

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Synopsis

A cowardly samurai is sent as an official executioner targeting the clan's former sword instructor, a man whose sword and spear skills are second to none.

The vibe

samuraiexecutioner

Behind it

Hitoshi ŌzuDirectorTsutomu NakamuraScreenplayChumei WatanabeChumei WatanabeComposerChikashi MakiuraCinematography

Cast

Yūsaku MatsudaYūsaku MatsudaFutago Rokube
Yoko TakahashiYoko TakahashiOyo
Junko IgarashiJunko IgarashiKāne
Masakazu KuwayamaMunekata Zenbei
Shin KishidaShin KishidaKagano Heibe
Tetsuro TambaTetsuro TambaNīto Kouken
Tatsuo NishiyamaMatsudaira Munenori

Director

Hitoshi Ōzu

Writer

Tsutomu Nakamura

Release date

16 Oct 1976

Runtime

1h 22m

Studio

Nagata Production, Daiei Film, Eizo Kyoto Film Co.

Language

Japanese

Country

Japan

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