The Sword of Doom

“The sword is the soul. Study the soul to know the sword. Evil mind, evil sword.”

Ryunosuke Tsukue (Tatsuya Nakadai) is a gifted swordsman in the last turbulent days of Shogunate rule, and the only thing he wants is to cut down whoever stands in front of him. He answers to no code, kills without remorse, and Kihachi Okamoto follows that appetite as it turns into madness. Around him are Ohama (Michiyo Aratama), who is bound to him, and Toranosuke Shimada (Toshirō Mifune), a rival whose skill is the match of his own.