Duel of Blood and Sand (血と砂の決斗) 61 years old

Frustrated with the bad behavior of his lord, Inaba Yajuro (Otomo) declares that he is leaving the clan and sets off on a journey that leads him into a small town besieged by a violent group of brigands. In a kind of homage to Kurosawa's 7 Samurai, the townspeople have been unable to defend themselves and Inaba sets out to teach them how to stand up for themselves. Meanwhile the vile Lord Yasumasa has sent the 4 finest swordsmen in the clan out to hunt Inaba down and kill him. Led by the magnificent Ichibei (Konoe), a master of weaponry in his own right, everything points to an ultimate showdown between the former friends in a battle to the death.

Credits

Duel of Blood and Sand Cast

Name Character
Chôjûrô Kawarasaki He was 60, 78 years old when he died as Sasuke
Kei Sato He was 34, 81 years old when he died as Katsumaki
Masao Mishima He was 56, 67 years old when he died
Kamatari Fujiwara He was 57, 80 years old when he died as Miyuki Sasa
Masataka Iwao He was 20, now 82 years old
Jūshirō Konoe He was 48, 63 years old when he died as Ichibei
Shinnosuke Ogata
Akira Shioji He was 34, 66 years old when he died
Satomi Oka She was 27, now 89 years old as Nana
Jotaro Togami He was 46, 64 years old when he died
Ryūtarō Ōtomo He was 51, 73 years old when he died as Yajuro Inaba
Shunya Wazaki He was 24, 72 years old when he died
Toyo Takahashi She was 59, 77 years old when she died

Duel of Blood and Sand Crew

Name Department
Michihei Muramatsu as Screenplay. Writing
Hajime Kaburagi as Original Music Composer. He was 36 (now 98) years old Sound
Sadatsugu Matsuda as Director. He was 56 (96) years old when He died Directing
Duel of Blood and Sand poster
Duel of Blood and Sand (61 years)

  • Release day: Tuesday, January 01, 1963
  • Runtime: 91 minutes