Sword for Hire

Sword for Hire
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Hiroshi Inagaki
Screenplay by	Hiroshi Inagaki Akira Kurosawa[1]
Based on	The serialized novel by Yasushi Inoue
Produced by	Tomoyuki Tanaka[1]
Starring	Toshiro Mifune Rentarō Mikuni Yoshiko Yamaguchi Danshiro Ichikawa
Cinematography	Tadashi Iimura[1]
Music by	Ikuma Dan[1]
Production company	Toho[1]
Distributed by	Toho
Release date	22 May 1952 (1952-05-22) (Japan)
Running time	134 minutes[1]
Country	Japan

Sword for Hire (戦国無頼, Sengoku burai) (lit. 'Vagabonds in a Country at War') is a 1952 black-and-white Japanese film directed by Hiroshi Inagaki.[2][3] The film is based on a serialized novel by Yasushi Inoue published in the Sunday Mainichi.[1]

Cast

• Toshiro Mifune as Hayate
• Kenzo Tabu[4]
• Yoshiko Yamaguchi as O'Ryo

Release

Sword for Hire was released in Japan on 22 May 1952 where it was distributed by Toho.[1]

The film was released in the United States on November 15, 1956 by Topaz Film Company with English subtitles and a narration by Bob Booth.[1] The Topaz version was produced by Toho.[1]

References

Footnotes

1. Galbraith IV 2008, p. 86.
2. "戦国無頼". Kinema Junpo. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
3. "戦国無頼". Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
4. "Kenzo Tabu". kotobank. Retrieved 27 December 2020.

Sources

• Galbraith IV, Stuart (2008). The Toho Studios Story: A History and Complete Filmography. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-1461673743. Retrieved October 29, 2013.

External links

• Sword for Hire at IMDb
• (in Japanese) http://www.jmdb.ne.jp/1952/cb001070.htm