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1 Cast  





2 Release  





3 References  



3.1  Footnotes  





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4 External links  














Sword for Hire






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Sword for Hire
Theatrical release poster
Directed byHiroshi Inagaki
Screenplay by
  • Hiroshi Inagaki
  • Akira Kurosawa[1]
  • Based onThe serialized novel
    byYasushi Inoue
    Produced byTomoyuki Tanaka[1]
    Starring
  • Rentarō Mikuni
  • Yoshiko Yamaguchi
  • Danshiro Ichikawa
  • CinematographyTadashi Iimura[1]
    Music byIkuma Dan[1]

    Production
    company

    Toho[1]

    Distributed byToho

    Release date

    • 22 May 1952 (1952-05-22) (Japan)

    Running time

    134 minutes[1]
    CountryJapan

    Sword for Hire (戦国無頼, Sengoku burai) (lit.'Vagabonds in a Country at War') is a 1952 black-and-white Japanese film directed by Hiroshi Inagaki.[2][3] The film is based on a serialized novel by Yasushi Inoue published in the Sunday Mainichi.[1]

    Cast[edit]

    Release[edit]

    Sword for Hire was released in Japan on 22 May 1952 where it was distributed by Toho.[1]

    The film was released in the United States on November 15, 1956 by Topaz Film Company with English subtitles and a narration by Bob Booth.[1] The Topaz version was produced by Toho.[1]

    References[edit]

    Footnotes[edit]

    1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Galbraith IV 2008, p. 86.
  • ^ "戦国無頼". Kinema Junpo. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  • ^ "戦国無頼". Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  • ^ "Kenzo Tabu". kotobank. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
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