The Life of a Chivalrous Man in Suruga: Broken SwordsMovie
The second film in the "Suruga yukyoden" series, in which Shintaro Katsu plays Jirocho Shimizu. The film features Omasa, Komasa, Ocho, who will become Jirocho's wife, as well as other members of his future family. There is a particularly great swordfight near the end where Katsu and cronies attack the rival villainous yakuza clan to rescue their ailing, elderly boss. The action choreography, cinematography and editing of this sequence is quite brilliant, treading a difficult tightrope act between genuinely goofy antics and exhilirating, bloody violence.
About The Life of a Chivalrous Man in Suruga: Broken Swords
The Life of a Chivalrous Man in Suruga: Broken Swords is a 1964 crime, history movie directed by Tokuzō Tanaka.
The production information lists a runtime of 1h 26m, production credits from Japan, an original language code of JA.
The credited cast includes Shintarō Katsu, Yukiko Fuji, Hiroshi Mizuhara, Saburo Date. The synopsis above summarizes the central premise without adding details beyond the available title information.
