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The first film in the 1953 trilogy based on the long novel series The Great Bodhisattva Pass.
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Status: Released
Released Date: 1953-04-23
Runtime: 111 mins
Director: Kunio Watanabe
Spoken language: 日本語
Genres: Action, Drama, History
Original title: Merciless Blade
Production Companies: Toei Company
Production Countries: Japan
Kusuo Abe
Shinobu Chihara
Kensaku Hara
Haruyo Ichikawa
Kunio Kaga
Ryōsuke Kagawa
Chiezo Kataoka
Gorō Kawabe
Noboru Kiritachi
Akira Kishii
Mitsuko Miura
Kunitaro Sawamura
Eijirō Kataoka
Eitarō Shindō
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