Kill!
斬る
Japan • 1968
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#313Criterion Collection →Synopsis
A pair of down-on-their-luck swordsmen arrive in a dusty, windblown town, where they become involved in a local clan dispute. One, previously a farmer, longs to become a noble samurai. The other, a former samurai haunted by his past, prefers living anonymously with gangsters. But when both men discover the wrongdoings of the nefarious clan leader, they side with a band of rebels who are under siege at a remote mountain cabin.
Synopsis
A pair of down-on-their-luck swordsmen arrive in a dusty, windblown town, where they become involved in a local clan dispute. One, previously a farmer, longs to become a noble samurai. The other, a former samurai haunted by his past, prefers living anonymously with gangsters. But when both men discover the wrongdoings of the nefarious clan leader, they side with a band of rebels who are under siege at a remote mountain cabin.
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Credits
Crew
DirectorKihachi Okamoto
WriterKihachi Okamoto, Akira Murao
CinematographerRokurô Nishigaki
ComposerMasaru Satō
EditorYoshitami Kuroiwa
ProducerTomoyuki Tanaka