Dai-bosatsu tōge (大菩薩峠), English title Swords in the Moonlight or Sword in the Moonlight, is a 1957 Japanese jidaigeki and drama film directed by Tomu Uchida. It is based on the novel of the same name by Kaizan Nakazato.[1][2]
| Dai-bosatsu tōge | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Tomu Uchida |
| Written by |
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| Based on | Dai-bosatsu tōge by Kaizan Nakazato |
| Produced by | Hiroshi Okawa |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Shigeto Miki |
| Edited by | Shintarō Miyamoto |
| Music by | Shirō Fukai |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Toei Company |
Release date | |
Running time | 119 minutes |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
Cast
edit- Chiezō Kataoka as Ryunosuke Tsukue
- Nakamura Kinnosuke as Hyoma Utsugi
- Ryūnosuke Tsukigata as Shichibei
- Yumiko Hasegawa as Ohama / Otoyo
- Satomi Oka as Omatsu
- Sumiko Hidaka as Otaki
- Denjirō Ōkōchi as Toranosuke Shimada
Legacy
editDai-bosatsu tōge was screened in the Museum of Modern Art as part of a retrospective on Tomu Uchida in 2016.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b "大菩薩峠(1957)". Kinenote (in Japanese). Retrieved 11 July 2023.
- ^ a b "大菩薩峠". Japanese Movie Database (in Japanese). Retrieved 11 July 2023.
- ^ "Daibosatsu toge (Swords in the Moonlight). 1957. Directed by Tomu Uchida". Museum of Modern Art. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
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