
The Sword of Doom
The sword is the soul. Study the soul to know the sword. Evil mind, evil sword.
DramaCrimeActionmartial artssamuraibased on novel or bookswordplaymurderjidaigekiedo periodshinsengumi19th centurybakumatsushinchogumirōshigumi
A bleak, philosophically austere portrait of an amoral swordsman's descent into madness during Japan's final days of feudal rule.
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.
Essence
Ensemble

Tatsuya Nakadai
Ryunosuke Tsukue

Yūzō Kayama
Hyoma Utsuki

Michiyo Aratama
Ohama

Yōko Naitō
Omatsu

Toshirō Mifune
Toranosuke Shimada

Tadao Nakamaru
Isamu Kondo

Kei Satō
Kamo Serizawa

Kō Nishimura
Shichibei, Omatsu's 'uncle'

Ichirō Nakatani
Bunnojo Utsuki

Kunie Tanaka
Senkichi

Takamaru Sasaki
Ishinsai Nakamura

Ryōsuke Kagawa
Dansho Tsukue
Closest match
Nearest across the full emotional profile.
Same mood
Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.
Something gentler
Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.
Hidden gem
Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

































