Meitô bijomaru (1945)

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Country: Japan
Genres: Drama
Release: 1945-02-08
Director: Kenji Mizoguchi
Writers: Matsutarō Kawaguchi , Masamune Yotsura
Language: Japanese
Stars: Shôtarô Hanayagi , Kan Ishii , Eijirō Yanagi , Ichijirō Oya , Isuzu Yamada
Runtime: 65 min
Awards: N/A
AKA: Meitô bijomaru (Japan) , L'excellente épée Bijomaru (France, French Republic) , Meitô bijomaru , The Sword (United Kingdom) , La espada Bijomaru (Spain) , The Famous Sword Bijomaru , L'épée Bijomaru (France, French Republic) , The Famous Sword (Canada) , A Espada de Bijomaru (Portugal, Portuguese Republic) , L'excellent sabre Bijomaru (France, French Republic) , A Espada Bijomaru (Brazil) , The Noted Sword , Das makellose Schwert , The Famous Sword , L'épée Bijomaru (Canada)
Plot: Kiyone Sakurai, an apprentice swordmaker makes a sword for his guardian, Kozaemon Onoda. Onoda breaks the sword while defending his lord which eventually leads to his death at the hands of Naito, when Naito demands to marry his daughter Sasae. Sasae vows to avenge her father's death and pleads for Kiyone Sakurai to make a special sword for her. So Kiyone and his fellow swordmaker Kiyotsugu go to the master swordsmith Kiyohide Yamatomori to learn their craft and forge the sword.
IMDB:tt0037907