Kedamono no ken : Sword of the beast /
"Legendary swordplay filmmaker Hideo Gosha's Sword of the beast chronicles the flight of retainer Gennosuke, who kills one of his ministers as part of a reform plot. His former comrades then turn on him, and this betrayal so shakes his sense of honor that he decides to live in the wild, li...
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| Format: | Video DVD |
| Language: | Japanese |
| Language Notes: | In Japanese with optional new and improved English subtitles. |
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[Irvington, N.Y.] :
Criterion Collection,
[2005]
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| Series: | Criterion collection (DVD videodiscs) ;
311. |
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| Summary: | "Legendary swordplay filmmaker Hideo Gosha's Sword of the beast chronicles the flight of retainer Gennosuke, who kills one of his ministers as part of a reform plot. His former comrades then turn on him, and this betrayal so shakes his sense of honor that he decides to live in the wild, like an animal. There he joins up with a motley group who are illegally mining the shogun's gold, and, with the aid of another swordsman, gets a chance not just at survival but to recover his name and honor"--Container. |
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| Item Description: | "Janus Films." Originally released as a motion picture in 1965. A foreign film (Japan). Aspect ratio 2.35:1; enhanced for 16:9 televisions. New, restored high-definition digital transfer. Accompanying insert includes a new essay by Japanese-film and -culture critic Patrick Macias. Videorecording. |
| Physical Description: | 1 videodisc (85 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 insert. |
| Format: | DVD; Dolby digital, mono. |
| Audience: | Not rated. |
| Production Credits: | Cinematography by Toshitada Tsuchiya ; original music by Toshiaki Tsushima. |
| ISBN: | 0780030346 |