Man-Slashing Horse-Piercing Sword (1929)

6.6/10 25 min Drama Action War History

Overview

In medieval Japan, a brutal and corrupt magistrate is planning to kill the child who is about to become the heir to the estate and position of the local lord and substitute his own "heir", an orphan, in order to get control of the late lord's estate and rule as the impostor's "regent". However, a mysterious stranger appears and sets out to thwart the magistrate's plans and free the people from his oppressive rule.

Cast

Ryūnosuke Tsukigata

Raizaburo

Ryûtarô Nakane

Recommendations

The Kill Team
The Codes of War
Field of Lost Shoes
Walking with the Enemy
Waiting for Anya
The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell
Seal Team Eight: Behind Enemy Lines
Outlaws - For Greater Glory
The Scarlet and the Black
Boudica
Jacknife
Behold a Pale Horse
The War Below
Battleground
Cast a Giant Shadow
The Devil's Double
An Ordinary Man
In Full Bloom
Sahara
Bat★21