Man-Slashing Horse-Piercing Sword (1929)
25m
Running Time
September 20, 1929Release Date
Man-Slashing Horse-Piercing Sword (1929)
25m
Running Time
September 20, 1929Release Date
Plot.
In medieval Japan, a brutal and corrupt magistrate is planning to kill the child who is about to become the heir to the estate and position of the local lord and substitute his own "heir", an orphan, in order to get control of the late lord's estate and rule as the impostor's "regent". However, a mysterious stranger appears and sets out to thwart the magistrate's plans and free the people from his oppressive rule.
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Cast & Crew.
Ryūnosuke Tsukigata
Raizaburo
Misao Seki
Osuga
Sôemon Wada
Actor
Daisuke Itō
Director
Tojin Amando
Actor
Hiromitsu Karasawa
Director of Photography
Jinichi Amano
Haruo Okazaki
Yaeko Hitotsubashi
Ryûtarô Nakane
Hiroshi Kaneko
Den'nosuke Ichikawa
Shoko Asano
Taro Ikuta
Haruo Inoue
Yasutora Ichikawa
Details.
Release DateSeptember 20, 1929
Original Name斬人斬馬剣
StatusReleased
Running Time25m
Genres
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Wiki.
The Men's and Horses' Defender Sabre was directed by Daisuke It. The film is silent. After a partial copy of the original version was rediscovered, the film was restored. The National Film Center does not have a digital film restoration.