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Tange Sazen: Heavenly Clouds, Earthly Dragon

Tange Sazen: Heavenly Clouds, Earthly Dragon

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Tange Sazen: Heavenly Clouds, Earthly Dragon

1962

1h 27m

7.8(4 votes)

Drama

Overview

This movie depicts a familiar samurai Tange Sazen story realistically. Tange loses one of his eyes and arms in an attempt to recover a masterpiece sword for his lord. However, his efforts are not appreciated and he becomes a man of hatred.

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Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Ryutaro Otomo

Ryutaro Otomo

Sazen Tange

Chiyonosuke Azuma

Chiyonosuke Azuma

Yokichi

Jūshirō Konoe

Jūshirō Konoe

Ooka Echizen no kami

Naoko Kubo

Naoko Kubo

Ofuji

Hiroko Sakuramachi

Hiroko Sakuramachi

Yayoi

Hisako Tsukuba

Hisako Tsukuba

Chidori

Kantarō Suga

Kantarō Suga

Suwa Eizaburō

Ushio Akashi

Ushio Akashi

Tessai

Kyū Sazanka

Kyū Sazanka

Suzukawa Genjuro

Takashi Kanda

Takashi Kanda

Gamo Taiken

Creative team

Directed by: Tai Katō
Written by: Toshirō Ishidō

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