The famous showdown at Kagiya corner has been told many times, but never before with the realism and intensity of this version scripted by Kurosawa Akira and starring Mifune Toshiro as the famed swordsman who must face his best friend as they are forced to take opposite sides in a vendetta caused by the murder of a family member. Told mostly in flashback as the avengers await the arrival of their quarry, this film displays true heroism in the face of fear as most of the combatants, while of the samurai class are not skilled swordsmen. They contrast sharply with the true warriors involved in this battle. Araki Mataemon (Mifune), who was not only a direct student of Yagyu Munenori, but the founder of his own sword style under the Yagyu name is a powerful force ready to assist his brother-in-law against the murderer's allies that include not only another noted sword teacher, but the deadly spear of Katsumi no Hanbei.
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Vendetta for a Samurai Cast
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Daisuke Katô
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Takashi Shimura
He was 46, 76 years old when he died
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Nobuo Kaneko
He was 28, 71 years old when he died
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Toranosuke Ogawa
He was 54, 70 years old when he died
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Kokuten Kôdô
He was 64, 72 years old when he died
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Sachio Sakai
He was 26, 72 years old when he died
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Toshiro Mifune
He was 31, 77 years old when he died
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as Mataemon Araki |
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Akihiko Katayama
He was 25, 88 years old when he died
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Minoru Chiaki
He was 34, 82 years old when he died
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Zenji Yamada
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Bokuzen Hidari
He was 57, 77 years old when he died
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Yuriko Hamada
She was 34, now 38 years old
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Shin Tokudaiji
He was 41, 84 years old when he died
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Vendetta for a Samurai Crew
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Shigeaki Hidaka as Assistant Director. He was 35 (now 108) years old
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Directing |
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Sôjirô Motoki as Producer. He was 37 (62) years old when He died
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Production |
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Kazuo Yamasaki as Director of Photography. He was 40 (99) years old when He died
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Camera |
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Kazuo Mori as Director. He was 40 (78) years old when He died
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Directing |
