Ogami Itto volunteers to be tortured by Yakuza in order to save a prostitute and is hired by their leader to kill an evil chamberlain.
Practical Effects
Tomisaburō Wakayama did his own stunts, baby cart and all.
Direction
Misumi's framing turns every duel into a death haiku.
Cinematography
Blood sprays like cherry blossoms. Pure visual brutality.
Director
Kenji Misumi
Tomisaburō Wakayama
Ogami Itto
Gō Katō
Magomura Kanbei
Yūko Hamada
Torizo / Tori Miura
Isao Yamagata
Sawatari Genba
Michitarō Mizushima
Itakura Naizen-no-Sho
Ichirō Nakatani
Yagyu Samurai
Akihiro Tomikawa
Ogami Daigoro
Jun Hamamura
Miura Tatewaki
Daigo Kusano
Kuchiki Rokubei
Hiroshi Nawa
Monkumatsu
Sakae Umezu
Saburo Date
Swift-style Swordsman
Hatsuo Yamaya
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This is pure chanbara—post-war Japanese sword films that mythologized samurai while critiquing blind loyalty. The baby cart weapons were invented for the manga and became iconic.
The water torture scene was so physically demanding that Wakayama vomited between takes. The take they used is in the final film.
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Best of the series imo
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I gotta check this out
@JAYB1688 5
Classic. Love this movie
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