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Sword for Hire (1952)

Original title: 戦国無頼

1952-05-22 · 2h 15m · JA
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Soldiers Hayate and Yaheiji secretly escape from their besieged castle. Hayate has left behind his lover, Kano. On his way, Hayate is wounded and cared for by O’Ryo, who falls in love with him. But when Hayate accidentally kills her caretaker, he flees, with O’Ryo in pursuit. Subsequently, Hayate's comrade Yaheiji falls in love with Oryo. Kano, the lover left behind by Hayate, believes him dead, and becomes involved with another soldier, Jurota. When Jurota defects to the opposing army, he takes Kano with him. A double set of love triangles has developed, wherein each man and each woman loves one and is loved by another. Finally only combat and self-sacrifice can untangle the weave.

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Hiroshi InagakiDirector

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Rentaro MikuniRentaro MikuniTachibana JurataToshirō MifuneToshirō MifuneSasa HayatenosukeDanshirō IchikawaDanshirō IchikawaKagami YakeijiYoshiko YamaguchiYoshiko YamaguchiOryoTakashi ShimuraTakashi ShimuraShinobu AsajiShinobu AsajiKanoYoshio KosugiYoshio KosugiSugisaku AoyamaSugisaku AoyamaEijirō TōnoEijirō TōnoRyōsuke KagawaRyōsuke KagawaKokuten KōdōKokuten KōdōKichijirō UedaKichijirō Ueda

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Genre affinityAction · Drama · AdventureDialogue densityDramaPacingAction · LongDirector preference277805Actor preference173567 · 244630 · 450550Country preferenceJp

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What is Sword for Hire about?

Soldiers Hayate and Yaheiji secretly escape from their besieged castle. Hayate has left behind his lover, Kano. On his way, Hayate is wounded and cared for by O’Ryo, who falls in love with him. But when Hayate accidentally kills her caretaker, he flees, with O’Ryo in pursuit. Subsequently, Hayate's comrade Yaheiji falls in love with Oryo. Kano, the lover left behind by Hayate, believes him dead, and becomes involved with another soldier, Jurota. When Jurota defects to the opposing army, he takes Kano with him. A double set of love triangles has developed, wherein each man and each woman loves one and is loved by another. Finally only combat and self-sacrifice can untangle the weave.

How long is Sword for Hire?

Sword for Hire has a runtime of 135 minutes.