- HD 1080
- Runtime: 122m.
- Status: Released
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- Languages: ja
- Country: Japan
- Director: Kihachi Okamoto
- Stars: Tatsuya Nakadai, Yūzō Kayama, Michiyo Aratama, Yōko Naitō, Toshirō Mifune
- keywords: martial arts, samurai, swordplay, jidaigeki, edo period, bakumatsu
- Production_studio: Takarazuka Eiga Company Ltd., TOHO
- Slogan: The sword is the soul. Study the soul to know the sword. Evil mind, evil sword.
- providers: Criterion Channel
- The The Sword of Doom is featured in the top rankings of 1966
- #8 in Top Drama Movies of 1966
- #2 in Top Action Movies of 1966
Ryunosuke, a gifted swordsman plying his trade during the turbulent final days of Shogunate rule, has no moral code and kills without remorse. It’s a way of life that leads to madness.