The Sword (名刀美女丸) 79 years old

The Sword

Kiyone Sakurai, an apprentice swordmaker makes a sword for his guardian, Kozaemon Onoda. Onoda breaks the sword while defending his lord which eventually leads to his death at the hands of Naito, when Naito demands to marry his daughter Sasae. Sasae vows to avenge her father's death and pleads for Kiyone Sakurai to make a special sword for her. So Kiyone and his fellow swordmaker Kiyotsugu go to the master swordsmith Kiyohide Yamatomori to learn their craft and forge the sword. - Will Gilbert

Credits

The Sword Cast

Name Character
Shôtarô Hanayagi as Kiyone
Eijirô Yanagi He was 49, 88 years old when he died as Kiyohide
Kan Ishii He was 24, 88 years old when he died as Kiyotsugu
Isuzu Yamada She was 28, 95 years old when she died as Sasae Onoda
Ichijirô Oya as Kozaemon Onoda

The Sword Crew

Name Department
Minoru Miki as Director of Photography. He was 15 (81) years old when He died Camera
Kenji Mizoguchi as Director. He was 46 (58) years old when He died Directing
Matsutarō Kawaguchi as Screenplay. He was 45 (85) years old when He died Writing
Masahiro Makino as Executive Producer. He was 36 (85) years old when He died Production
The Sword poster
The Sword (79 years)

  • Release day: Thursday, February 08, 1945
  • Runtime: 65 minutes