Daibosatsu tôge

Name: Daibosatsu tôge
Genre: Action, Drama
Released: 1960-10-18
Duration: 1 h 46 min
Rating: 6.6
Cast: Raizô Ichikawa, Kôjirô Hongô, Tamao Nakamura, Fujiko Yamamoto, Kenji Sugawara

IMDb ID: tt0409866 · Year: 1960 · Rating: 6.6 (322 votes)

Genres: Action · Drama

The story follows the life of Ryunosuke Tsukue, an amoral samurai and a master swordsman with an unorthodox style.

IMDb Details

Content TypeMovieAlternate TitlesAustralia: Satan's Sword
Canada: Satan's Sword (English)
United Kingdom: Satan's Sword
Ireland: Satan's Sword (English)
India: Satan's Sword (English)
New Zealand: Satan's Sword (English)
United States: Satan's Sword
World-wide: Satan's Sword (English)
South Africa: Satan's Sword (English)
Brazil: A Espada Demoníaca: Primeira Época
France: Le Passage du grand Bouddha
World-wide: Satan's Sword: Great Buddha Pass (English, DVD Title)
World-wide: The Great Bodhisattva Pass I (English, reissue title)
World-wide: The Great Bodhisattva Pass II (English, reissue title)
Soviet Union: Перевал Великого Будды (Russian)
Bulgaria: Проходът на Великият Буда: Мечът на сатаната (Bulgarian)
China: 大菩萨岭 (Mandarin)
Japan: 大菩薩峠 (Japanese)
Satan's Sword: Great Buddha PassRelease Date1960-10-18Runtime106 minutesIMDb Popularity0User Reviews6Critic Reviews1Countries / RegionsJapanLanguagesJapaneseKeywordssamurai action
first part
swordplay
historical event
based on novelProduction CompaniesDaiei KyotoIMDb URLhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0409866/Local Poster/d/file/imdb/04/tt0409866.jpgUpdated At2025-11-25T06:00:21

Directors

Kenji Misumi

Writers

Teinosuke Kinugasa
Kaizan Nakazato

Full Cast & Crew

[Cast Group]
Actor: Raizô Ichikawa | Character: Ryunosuke Tsukue
Actor: Kôjirô Hongô | Character: Hyoma Utsugi
Actor: Tamao Nakamura | Character: Ohama, Otoyo
Actor: Fujiko Yamamoto | Character: Omatsu
Actor: Kenji Sugawara | Character: Isamu Kondô
Actor: Jun Negami | Character: Serizawa
Actor: Ryûzô Shimada | Character: Kamiya Shuzen
Actor: Toshio Chiba | Character: Coolie Saizo
Actor: Saburo Niwamata | Character: Utsugi
Actor: Chishū Ryū | Character: Tsukue
Actor: Michiko Ai | Character: Okinu
Actor: Reiko Fujiwara | Character: Courtesan Yuki
Actor: Yôichi Funaki | Character: Shinzaburo
Actor: Yôichi Mashio | Character: Yohachi
Actor: Yoshindo Yamaji | Character: Onogawa
Actor: Bontarō Miake | Character: Urajuku no Shichibee
Actor: Shôgo Shimada | Character: Shimada Toranosuke
Actor: Shinobu Araki | Character: Nakamura Isshin
Actor: Tatsuo Hanabu | Character: Itsumi Toshiyasu
Actor: Shōzō Nanbu | Character: Katayanagi Banjirou
Actor: Kōichi Katsuragi | Character: Fujisaku
Actor: Saburô Date | Character: Hirama Jusuke
Actor: Kin'ya Ichikawa | Character: Ando
Actor: Ryūzaburō Mitsuoka | Character: Kurosaka
Actor: Kōichi Mizuhara | Character: Akame
Actor: Sumao Ishihara | Character: Quick lunch shopkeeper
Actor: Okuyama Asao | Character: Actor
Actor: Jun Fujikawa | Character: Kumosuke no Rokuzo
Actor: Dan Iwata | Character: Actor
Actor: Akira Shimizu | Character: Kumosuke no Sanzo
Actor: Kazuo Ôbayashi | Character: Itsumi's disciple
Actor: Yoshiro Yasuda | Character: Actor
Actor: Yûji Hamada | Character: Yoshimura
Actor: Gen Kimura | Character: Okada Yaichi
Actor: Kenji Morita | Character: Taxman Kato

[Directors Group]
Name: Kenji Misumi | Role: Director

[Writers Group]
Name: Teinosuke Kinugasa | Role: Writer
Name: Kaizan Nakazato | Role: Writer

[Producers Group]
Name: Masaichi Nagata | Role: Producer

[Music Group]
Name: Seiichi Suzuki | Role: Composer

[Cinematography Group]
Name: Hiroshi Imai | Role: Cinematographer

[Editing Group]
Name: Kanji Suganuma | Role: Editor

[Art Direction Group]
Name: Akira Naitô | Role: Art Director

[Camera and Electrical Department]
Name: Kenichi Okamoto | Role: Camera and Electrical Department

[Additional Crew]
Name: Don Brown | Role: Additional Crew

Trailers

IMDb Video Gallery: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0409866/videogallery/

Release Schedule

Japan: October 18, 1960

Awards

Box Office

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