Sword of Destiny
Theatrical poster to Sword of Destiny
Directed by	Yasushi Sasaki[1] (佐々木康)
Written by	Masashige Narisawa (成澤昌茂)
Music by	Eiichi Yamada (山田栄一)
Cinematography	Motoya Washiyo (わし尾元也)
Editing by	Shintarō Miyamoto (宮本信太郎
Distributed by	Toei
Released	December 11, 1960
Running time	89 min.
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Sword of Destiny or The Thirsty Blade (孤剣は折れず　月影一刀流, Koken wa arezu: Tsukage ittōryu) is a 1960 film directed by Yasushi Sasaki.^[1]

CastEdit

• Kōji Tsuruta (鶴田浩二) ... 神子上源四郎^[2]
• Jishin Tokudai (徳大寺伸) ... 卍の黒兵衛
• Hiroko Sakuramachi (桜町弘子) ... 美音
• Yoshiko Fujita (藤田佳子) ... 糸耶
• Kunijirō Yanagi (矢奈木邦二郎) ... 豊島明重
• Jirō Hiramiki (平幹二朗) ... 風早竜馬
• Kunio Kaga (加賀邦男) ... 高垣弥九郎
• Rieko Matsukaze (松風利栄子) ... たづ
• Ryūtarō Wasaki (和崎隆太郎) ... 青木紋八郎
• Kyōnosuke Murai (村居京之輔) ... 小野次郎左衛門忠明
• Yatarō Kurokawa (黒川弥太郎) ... 松平伊豆守
• Ryūnosuke Tsukigata (月形龍之介) ... 柳生但馬守宗矩
• Kenji Kusumoto (楠本健二) ... 桑田謙之助
• Ichitarō Kuni (国一太郎) ... 菅
• Eiji Minakata (南方英二) ... 大館
• Kyōji Tōyama (遠山恭二) ... 那須
• Rokurō Wakai (若井緑郎) ... 庭瀬
• Tokinosuke Nakamura (中村時之介) ... 酒井忠勝
• Kikue Mōri (毛利菊枝) ... 春日局
• Kinnosuke Takamatsu (高松錦之助) ... 原主水
• Hiromi Hanazono (花園ひろみ) ... 紅葉太夫
• Chie Ueki (植木千恵) ... きん弥
• Kyōko Yasaka (八坂京子) ... 春川
• Kinji Nakamura (中村錦司) ... 田中総兵衛
• Akiko Shiozawa (塩沢あき子) ... 侍女
• Shinnosuke Ogata (尾形伸之介) ... 門弟
• Ryūtarō Chikamatsu (近松竜太郎) ... 用人
• Hinzō Kataoka (片岡半蔵) ... 非人
• Hibari Misora (美空ひばり) ... 加寿姫

BibliographyEdit

• "Sword of Destiny (1960)" at the Internet Movie Database
• "孤剣は折れず　月影一刀流" (in Japanese). Japanese Movie Database. Retrieved 2011-03-25.
• "孤剣は折れず　月影一刀流" (in Japanese). Kinema Jumpo. Retrieved 2011-03-25.

NotesEdit

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} "孤剣は折れず　月影一刀流" (in Japanese). Japanese Movie Database. Retrieved 2011-03-25.
2. ↑ "孤剣は折れず　月影一刀流" (in Japanese). Kinema Jumpo. Retrieved 2011-03-25.