The Sword of Doom [Criterion Collection]

Director: Kihachi Okamoto, Shinobu Hashimoto, Kaizan Nakazato Kihachi Okamoto

Overview

The Criterion Collection carries over one of their most underappreciated samurai releases from laserdisc to DVD with Kihachi Okamoto's 1965 production of The Sword of Doom. Though light on extras, the film has been remastered and restored with a high-definition transfer that gorgeously shows off its stark black-and-white cinematography. While the image does have some shimmering problems along with some age marks, the picture is stunning and is easily the most important feature on the disc. Sound is presented in the original Japanese mono signal and is more than acceptable, considering its original source. Worthy of mention as well is a new and improved English subtitle translation as well as a lengthy essay by critic Geoffrey O'Brien. While the company could have put a bit more time into the extras, the disc is still something that enthusiasts will clamor to put into their collection.

Product Details

Release Date:	03/15/2005
UPC:	0037429203026
Original Release:	1966
Source:	Criterion Collection
Region Code:	1
Presentation:	[B&W, Wide Screen]
Sound:	[Dolby Digital Mono]
Language:	English
Time:	2:01:00
Sales rank:	29,730

Special Features

New, restored high-definition Digital transfer; An essay by critic Geoffrey O'Brien; New and improved English subtitle translation

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Tatsuya Nakadai	Ryunosuke Tsukue
Yuzo Kayama	Hyoma Utsuki
Michiyo Aratama	Ohama
Toshirô Mifune	Toranosuke Shimada
Ichiro Nakaya	Bunnojo Utsuki
Yoko Naito	Actor
Kei Satô	Actor,Composer

Technical Credits

Shinobu Hashimoto

Kihachi Okamoto	Director
Shinobu Hashimoto	Director,Screenwriter
Kaizan Nakazato	Director
Masayuki Sato	Producer
Sanezumi Fujimoto	Producer

Scene Index

Side #1 --
1. Opening Titles [1:47]
2. An Answered Prayer [4:47]
3. A Request to Relinquish [2:47]
4. "Would You Surrender Your Chastity?" [8:30]
5. Miscalculation [3:07]
6. The Mount Mitake Match [6:15]
7. Forest Slaughter [2:53]
8. Hama's Regrets [6:01]
9. Shimada Witnesses the Silent Room [6:40]
10. Omatsu and Uncle Shichibei [6:03]
11. Bamboo Flute [4:31]
12. Omatsu Serves Lord Kamio [4:32]
13. "There Is No Way to Save Him" [3:48]
14. The Bamboo Game [2:00]
15. Searching for Omatsu [1:30]
16. Mistaken Ambush [6:54]
17. Hyoma's Challenge [7:10]
18. A Failure and a Success [6:23]
19. Hyoma Discovers Omatsu [4:57]
20. Three Plots, One Night [5:06]
21. Triggering Ryunosuke's Demons [7:40]
22. Rampage [6:33]
23. Samurai Climax [4:02]
24. Color Bars [6:10]

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