Is Sword of the Beast sad?

Yes. More sad than 88% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Sword of the Beast violent?

Yes. More violent than 88% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Sword of the Beast scary?

Somewhat. More frightening than 72% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Sword of the Beast easy watching?

Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does Sword of the Beast end with hope?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Sword of the Beast

Name: Sword of the Beast
Genre: Action, Drama
Released: 1965
Duration: 85 min
Rating: 7.5
Cast: Mikijiro Hira, Gō Katō, Shima Iwashita, Kunie Tanaka, Eijirō Tōno

Directed by Hideo Gosha

Produced by Haiyuza Theater Company, Shochiku

196585 min7.5 / 10

A morally complex jidaigeki about a betrayed swordsman's descent into lawlessness and his struggle to reclaim honor in a corrupt feudal system.

Legendary swordplay filmmaker Hideo Gosha's Sword of the Beast chronicles the flight of the low-level swordsman Gennosuke, who kills one of his ministers as part of a reform plot. His former comrades then turn on him, and this betrayal so shakes his sense of honor that he decides to live in the wild, like an animal. There he joins up with a motley group who are illegally mining the shogun’s gold, and, with the aid of another swordsman, gets a chance not just at survival but to recover his name and honor.

Clusters

Rebels Fighting Empires Soldiers Facing Wartime Hardship Trapped by Fate, Undone by History Working-Class Loyalty and Betrayal Games And Gambling

Genres

Action Drama

Keywords

Gold Gambling Ronin Shogun Jidaigeki Edo Period Feudal Japan 19th Century

Questions people ask

Is Sword of the Beast sad? Yes. More sad than 88% of films.
Is Sword of the Beast violent? Yes. More violent than 88% of films.
Is Sword of the Beast scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 72% of films.
Is Sword of the Beast easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.
Does Sword of the Beast end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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