
Young Swordsman
1 hour 48 minutes1963-08-31
6.5
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This Japanese action-adventure is set in the 17th century when all forms of swordplay were banned. One fighter, an excellent swordsman believes the law is unfair. His brother keeps his opinions about the law to himself. The swordsman vents his frustration by cutting off the thumbs of an enemy. The fighter is then banished. To live, he becomes a thief. To restore the family's lost honor, the other brother is forced to challenge the fighter to a duel.
Cast

Matsumoto Hakuō II
Hayakawa Tenzen

Hiroyuki Nagato
Hosoo Chojuro

Junko Ikeuchi
Miwa

Yuki Nakagawa
Shizu

Nami Tamura
Sei

Masao Shimizu
Shimamura Juzaemon

Ryōsuke Kagawa
Kono Banzaemon

Bokuzen Hidari
Otsuka Kihei

Kōji Mitsui
Yabe Senjuro

Ichirō Nakatani
Shimamura Kazuma

Kiyoshi Kodama
Hara Sanjuro

Ren Yamamoto
Kashima Heinosuke

Susumu Fujita
Kagawa Tanomo

Jun Tazaki

Tsuruko Mano

Yoshifumi Tajima

Yoshio Tsuchiya

Hideyo Amamoto

Kin Sugai

Yoshio Kosugi

Jun'ichirō Mukai

Mitsuo Tsuda

Kōji Iwamoto

Naoya Kusakawa

Seiji Ikeda

Yoshiyuki Uemura

Shōichi Hirose
