
The Life of a Chivalrous Man in Suruga: Broken Swords
Crime · History
Overview
The second film in the "Suruga yukyoden" series, in which Shintaro Katsu plays Jirocho Shimizu. The film features Omasa, Komasa, Ocho, who will become Jirocho's wife, as well as other members of his future family. There is a particularly great swordfight near the end where Katsu and cronies attack the rival villainous yakuza clan to rescue their ailing, elderly boss. The action choreography, cinematography and editing of this sequence is quite brilliant, treading a difficult tightrope act between genuinely goofy antics and exhilirating, bloody violence.
Top Cast


Shintarō Katsu
Shintarō Katsu
Jirocho
Shintarō Katsu
Jirocho


Yukiko Fuji
Yukiko Fuji
Ocho
Yukiko Fuji
Ocho


Hiroshi Mizuhara
Hiroshi Mizuhara
Take
Hiroshi Mizuhara
Take


Saburo Date
Saburo Date
Saburo Date


Taizō Fukami
Taizō Fukami
Taizō Fukami


Ryūtarō Gomi
Ryūtarō Gomi
Ryūtarō Gomi
Hikosaburo Kataoka
Hikosaburo Kataoka
Hikosaburo Kataoka


Kei Tani
Kei Tani
Kei Tani
Reizaburo Yamamoto
Reizaburo Yamamoto
Reizaburo Yamamoto


Yoshio Yoshida
Yoshio Yoshida
Yoshio Yoshida
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