Kiru

Jun 22 1968 Not Rated 1h 55m
Action, Comedy, Drama

A pair of down-on-their-luck swordsmen arrive in a dusty, windblown town, where they become involved in a local clan dispute. One, previously a farmer, longs to become a noble samurai. The other, a former samurai haunted by his past, prefers living anonymously with gangsters. But when both men discover the wrongdoings of the nefarious clan leader, they side with a band of rebels who are under siege at a remote mountain cabin.

Plot

Two ronin - an ex-samurai and an ex-farmer - get caught up in a local official's complex game of murder and betrayal.

Written by

Kihachi Okamoto, Akira Murao, Shûgorô Yamamoto

Directed by

Kihachi Okamoto

Cast

Tatsuya Nakadai, Etsushi Takahashi, Yuriko Hoshi

Crew

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Production Countries

Japan

Production Companies

Toho

Languages

Awards

1 win

Scores
# of Votes
3,281
Average Rating
7.4 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA