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Sword for Hire

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Calorie Rating: 190
Released: 1952-05-22
Running Time: 135 Minutes
Studios: TOHO,


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.

Director / Directors



Cast

Rentaro Mikuni
Character: Tachibana Jurata
Toshirō Mifune
Character: Sasa Hayatenosuke
Danshirō Ichikawa
Character: Kagami Yakeiji

Yoshiko Yamaguchi
Character: Oryo
Shinobu Asaji
Character: Kano





Production and Crew

Akira Kurosawa
Screenplay

Tadashi Iimura
Cinematography

Takeo Kita
Production Design