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Features: DVD, Aspect Ratio 2.35:1, Mono Audio, Black & White
Wandering samurai Ryunosuke lives his life in a maelstrom of violence. A gifted swordsman--plying his trade during the turbulent final days of Shogunate rule--he kills without remorse, without mercy. It is a way of life that ultimately leads to madness. The Criterion Collection is proud to present director Kihachi Okamoto's swordplay classic The Sword of Doom, the thrilling story of a man who chooses to devote his life to evil.
Editor's Note
A celebrated samurai film about the life and death of a brilliant samurai/assassin who uses his skill to fulfill impulses of lust and revenge.
Plot Summary
From the mind of screenwriter -- and Kurosawa-collaborator ("Seven Samurai," "Ikiru") -- Shinobu Hashimoto comes this epic that examines a bloody rivalry.| A crazed samurai hacks anything and anyone in his path to feed his personal sense of glory. Village by village, this unstable warrior kills with abandon and, more importantly, has no sense of honor or spirituality.| He then meets an equally gifted swordsman, a principled fencing instructor, who just might end the wanton slaughter.
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Features | Audio: Japanese Dolby Digital Mono | | Essay By Film Critic Geoffrey O'Brien | | Interactive Menus | | New Restored Digital Transfer | | Scene Selection | | Subtitles: English | | New, restored high-definition digital transfer | | A new essay by film critic Geoffrey O’Brien | | New and improved English subtitle translation |
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Technical Info
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Release Information
| | Studio: Home Vision/Public Media |
| Release Date: 3/15/2005 |
| Running Time: 121 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 1965 | | Catalog ID: 030 | | UPC: 00037429203026 | | Number of Discs: 1 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: Japanese | | Available Audio Tracks: Japanese | | Available Subtitles: English | | Video: B&W |
Aspect Ratio | | Anamorphic Widescreen 2.35:1 |
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Cast & Crew
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