Movie

剣風練兵館

(ja)

1944

1h27m

剣風練兵館

History

Drama

Overview: Near the end of the shogunate in Japan, Katsura Shogoro and his fellow samurai from the southwestern domain of Choshu enter the dojo of Saito Yakuro, the famed Shindo Munen Ryu swordsmen of Renpeikan in Edo. Katsura is initially not welcomed by the other, senior dojo followers. Undeterred, he focuses on improving his skill not only in swordsmanship but also learning how to repel the foreign British and American ships that threaten their domain.

Status: Released

Release date: January 3, 1944

Countries of origin: Japan,

Production company:
  • Daiei Film

Top Cast

Tsumasaburō Bandō

Tsumasaburō Bandō

as Katsura Kogoro

Shinobu Araki

Shinobu Araki

as Saito Yakuro

Tsushima Keiichiro

Tsushima Keiichiro

as Shintaro

Mitsusaburō Ramon

Mitsusaburō Ramon

as Utanosuke

Ryūnosuke Tsukigata

Ryūnosuke Tsukigata

as Sagawa Hikokuro

Media

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