Meitô bijomaru 1945

Synopsis:

Kiyone Sakurai, an apprentice swordmaker makes a sword for his guardian, Kozaemon Onoda. Onoda breaks the sword while defending his lord which eventually leads to his death at the hands of Naito, when Naito demands to marry his daughter Sasae. Sasae vows to avenge her father's death and pleads for Kiyone Sakurai to make a special sword for her. So Kiyone and his fellow swordmaker Kiyotsugu go to the master swordsmith Kiyohide Yamatomori to learn their craft and forge the sword. - Will Gilbert

Directed by: Kenji Mizoguchi
Written by: Matsutarō Kawaguchi & Masamune Yotsura
Runtime: 65 minutes
Cast:
Kan Ishii
Kan Ishii
Kiyotsugu 
Eijirō Yanagi
Eijirō Yanagi
Kiyohide 
Ichijirō Oya
Ichijirō Oya
Kozaemon Onoda 
Isuzu Yamada
Isuzu Yamada
Sasae Onoda 
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Also known as:
  • A Espada de Bijomaru
  • L'Épée Bijomaru
  • La splendida spada di Bijomaru
  • The Famous Sword Bijomaru
  • The Sword