Blooded Spear (1959)
Edo, 1703. Young Sugino, one of the 47 rōnin seeking revenge against lord Kira, who caused that his master, Asano of Ako, committed seppuku, meets a skillful spear fighter, Genban, who trains him to fight with honor on the day of retribution.
Released: Nov 01, 1959
Runtime: 100 minutes
Stars: Chiezō Kataoka, Hiromi Hanazono, Tomisaburō Wakayama, Yumiko Hasegawa, Yataro Kurokawa, Isao Yamagata
Crew: Yasushi Sasaki (Director), Yurin Nakamura (Producer), Toshirō Sasaki (Sound), Minoru Miki (Director of Photography), Seiichi Suzuki (Original Music Composer), Choshiro Katsura (Art Direction)