Samurai Wolf

Nov 19, 1966

1h 15m

★ 7.2

Overview

This is the story of a vagrant samurai – the solitary, savage and scrupulous Kiba – who arrives at a village to defend a beautiful, blind woman against a sinister plot. Her assailants then send against him another samurai, named Sana, who is without scruples. The fight between them will become personal, for the honor and love of the blind woman.

Genres

Action

Adventure

Drama

Production Companies

Toei Company

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Cast

Ookaminosuke

Isao Natsuyagi

Sanaï Akizuki

Ryōhei Uchida

Toyoko Takechi

Junko Miyazono

Tatsuo Endō

Yoshirō Aoki

Junkichi Orimoto

Misako Tominaga

Kyōichi Satō

Takashi Tabata

Yuki Aresa

Ayako Satō

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