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Destiny's Son 1962 Directed by Kenji Misumi 斬る

In Edo-period Japan, Shingo is born the son of an assassin who was executed for murdering her lord’s concubine. Decades later, his adoptive family is massacred for keeping the secret. Armed with an unbeatable swordfighting technique, Shingo embarks on the path of the masterless samurai in search of vengeance and a path beyond his own ignominious origins.

Country Japan
Production Country Japan
Language Japanese
Spoken Language Japanese
Gneres Action , Drama , History
Production Company Daiei Film
Release Date 1 July 1962
71 mins
Cast
Raizō Ichikawa
Raizō Ichikawa Takakura Shingo
Mayumi Nagisa
Mayumi Nagisa Yoshio Takakura
Masayo Banri
Masayo Banri Sayo Tadokoro
Shigeru Amachi
Shigeru Amachi Sôshi Tada
Jun'ichirō Narita
Jun'ichirō Narita Mondo Tadokoro
Eijirō Yanagi
Eijirō Yanagi Ooinokami Matsudaira
Matasaburô Niwa
Matasaburô Niwa Eijirô Chiba
Teru Tomota
Teru Tomota Kihei Shôji
Yoshio Inaba
Yoshio Inaba Giichirô Ikebe
Matasaburo Tamba
Matasaburo Tamba
Toshio Chiba
Toshio Chiba
Shinjirō Asano
Shinjirō Asano Shin'emon Takakura
Toshio Hosokawa
Toshio Hosokawa Yasutoshi 'Tootôminokami' Makino
Shōzō Nanbu
Shōzō Nanbu Kazue Yasutomi
Seishirō Hara
Seishirō Hara
Saburo Date
Saburo Date
Ikuko Mōri
Ikuko Mōri
Ikkei Tamaki
Ikkei Tamaki
Masashi Hamada
Masashi Hamada
Jun Fujikawa
Jun Fujikawa
Tadashi Iwata
Tadashi Iwata
Masayoshi Kikuno
Masayoshi Kikuno
Kenichi Kagami
Kenichi Kagami
Akira Shiga
Akira Shiga
Gen Kimura
Gen Kimura
Eijirō Yamaoka
Eijirō Yamaoka
Shingo Hosoya
Shingo Hosoya
Shiho Fujimura
Shiho Fujimura Fujiko Yamaguchi
Crew
Director
Kenji Misumi
Kenji Misumi
Writer
Kaneto Shindō
Kaneto Shindō
Cinematography
Shozo Honda
Shozo Honda
Composer
Ichirō Saitō
Ichirō Saitō
Editor
Kanji Suganuma
Kanji Suganuma
Sound
Masao Ōsumi
Masao Ōsumi
Original Writer
Renzaburō Shibata
Renzaburō Shibata
Set Decoration
Akira Naitō
Akira Naitō
Part of Kenji Misumi's Trilogy of the Sword
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