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Sword for Hire (1952) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1952 · 135 mins · Japanese
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- Directed by
- Hiroshi Inagaki
- Starring
- Toshirô Mifune, Takashi Shimura, Eijirô Tôno, Yoshio Kosugi, Kokuten Kôdô, Kichijirô Ueda
Soldiers Hayate and Yaheiji escape a besieged castle. Hayate leaves lover Kano, wounded, and cared for by O’Ryo, who falls for him. After Hayate kills O’Ryo’s caretaker, he flees, pursued by her, while Yaheiji loves O’Ryo. Kano, thinking Hayate dead, joins Jurota, who defects and takes her to the enemy. Their tangled loves end in battle and sacrifice.
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