An almost perfect perspective on a villain.
Ryonusuke is a cruel and apathatic man who has amazing skills, that comes at a price when he value's his skill more then life.
Idk if its suppose to be a critique of toxic male masculinity but it sure feels like that.
He rather would be proud, keep his honor then help others and kill people in order to uphold that honor.
The Sword of Doom
The sword is the soul. Study the soul to know the sword. Evil mind, evil sword.
Rating
5.0 (1)
Release Date
2/25/1966Runtime
122 minsOverview
Ryunosuke, a gifted swordsman plying his trade during the turbulent final days of Shogunate rule, has no moral code and kills without remorse. It’s a way of life that leads to madness.
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JapaneseBudget
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A descent into spiritual emptiness masked as mastery; a samurai film that rejects heroism for psychological disintegration, all brutality and no redemption in sight.
Mood
BleakParanoidUnsettlingDread-soaked
Themes
ObsessionCorruptionMortalityPower
Tone
Bleak
Pacing
Slow-burn
Look
High-contrastFormalist
Structure
Linear
Heads up
Graphic violence
Tatsuya Nakadai
Ryunosuke Tsukue
Yūzō Kayama
Hyoma Utsuki
Michiyo Aratama
Ohama
Yōko Naitō
Omatsu
Toshirō Mifune
Toranosuke Shimada
Tadao Nakamaru
Isamu Kondo
Kei Satō
Kamo Serizawa
Kō Nishimura
Shichibei, Omatsu's 'uncle'
Ichirō Nakatani
Bunnojo Utsuki
Kunie Tanaka
Senkichi
Takamaru Sasaki
Ishinsai Nakamura
Ryōsuke Kagawa
Dansho Tsukue
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