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Man-Slashing Horse-Piercing Sword (1929)

Man-Slashing Horse-Piercing Sword (1929)

Action Drama History War
Release Date: 1929, September 20
Directors: Daisuke Itô
Countries: Japan
Production: Shochiku Kinema (Kamata)
Cast: Ryūnosuke Tsukigata, Misao Seki

Overview:

In medieval Japan, a brutal and corrupt magistrate is planning to kill the child who is about to become the heir to the estate and position of the local lord and substitute his own "heir", an orphan, in order to get control of the late lord's estate and rule as the impostor's "regent". However, a mysterious stranger appears and sets out to thwart the magistrate's plans and free the people from his oppressive rule.