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Merciless Blade

Plot: The first film in the 1953 trilogy based on the long novel series The Great Bodhisattva Pass.
Release Date: Thursday, April 23 1953
72 years ago
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Cast

Portrait of Kusuo AbeKusuo Abe. Kusuo Abe was 42 in Merciless Blade
Birthday: Sun, Jul 24 1910 –
Died: Tue, Nov 02 1965
Portrait of Shinobu ChiharaShinobu Chihara. Shinobu Chihara was 22 in Merciless Blade
Birthday: Fri, Jan 16 1931 –
Died: Sun, Nov 22 2009
Portrait of Kensaku HaraKensaku Hara. Kensaku Hara was 47 in Merciless Blade
Birthday: Tue, May 23 1905 –
Died: Thu, Feb 07 2002
Portrait of Haruyo IchikawaHaruyo Ichikawa. Haruyo Ichikawa was 40 in Merciless Blade
Birthday: Sun, Feb 09 1913 –
Died: Thu, Nov 18 2004
Portrait of Kunio KagaKunio Kaga. Kunio Kaga was 40 in Merciless Blade
Birthday: Sun, Feb 09 1913 –
Died: Mon, Jan 07 2002
Portrait of Ryōsuke KagawaRyōsuke Kagawa. Ryōsuke Kagawa was 56 in Merciless Blade
Birthday: Sat, Oct 10 1896 –
Died: Fri, Apr 17 1987
Portrait of Chiezō KataokaChiezō Kataoka. Chiezō Kataoka was 50 in Merciless Blade as 'Ryûnosuke Tsukue'.
Birthday: Mon, Mar 30 1903 –
Died: Thu, Mar 31 1983
Portrait of Gorō KawabeGorō Kawabe. Gorō Kawabe was 64 in Merciless Blade
Birthday: Thu, Jul 05 1888 –
Died: Tue, Aug 31 1976
Portrait of Noboru KiritachiNoboru Kiritachi. Noboru Kiritachi was 36 in Merciless Blade
Birthday: Wed, Jan 03 1917 –
Died: Wed, Mar 22 1972
Portrait of Akira KishiiAkira Kishii. Akira Kishii was 42 in Merciless Blade
Birthday: Thu, Oct 13 1910 –
Died: Sat, Jul 03 1965
Portrait of Mitsuko MiuraMitsuko Miura. Mitsuko Miura was 36 in Merciless Blade
Birthday: Wed, Jan 17 1917 –
Died: Sat, Jun 14 1969
Portrait of Kunitaro SawamuraKunitaro Sawamura. Kunitaro Sawamura was 47 in Merciless Blade
Birthday: Thu, Jun 01 1905 –
Died: Tue, Nov 26 1974
Portrait of Eijirō KataokaEijirō Kataoka. Eijirō Kataoka was 34 in Merciless Blade
Birthday: Sat, Nov 23 1918 –
Died: Sun, Jun 19 1983
Portrait of Eitarō ShindōEitarō Shindō. Eitarō Shindō was 53 in Merciless Blade
Birthday: Fri, Nov 10 1899 –
Died: Fri, Feb 18 1977
Portrait of Kyoji SugiKyoji Sugi. Kyoji Sugi was 49 in Merciless Blade
Birthday: Wed, Jul 08 1903 –
Died: Mon, Sep 01 1975
Portrait of Ryūnosuke TsukigataRyūnosuke Tsukigata. Ryūnosuke Tsukigata was 51 in Merciless Blade
Birthday: Tue, Mar 18 1902 –
Died: Sun, Aug 30 1970
Portrait of Ko YamamuroKo Yamamuro. Ko Yamamuro was 45 in Merciless Blade
Birthday: Tue, Dec 17 1907

Crew

Portrait of Kunio WatanabeKunio Watanabe. Kunio Watanabe was 53 in Merciless Blade as 'Screenplay, Director'
Birthday: Sat, Jun 03 1899 –
Died: Thu, Nov 05 1981
Portrait of Eiichi YamadaEiichi Yamada. Eiichi Yamada was 46 in Merciless Blade as 'Original Music Composer'
Birthday: Fri, Oct 12 1906 –
Died: Thu, Jul 27 1995
Portrait of Takashi WatanabeTakashi Watanabe. Takashi Watanabe was >> in Merciless Blade as 'Cinematography'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Kenjirō TōjōKenjirō Tōjō. Kenjirō Tōjō was >> in Merciless Blade as 'Sound'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Kenji TanakaKenji Tanaka. Kenji Tanaka was >> in Merciless Blade as 'Lighting Technician'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Kaizan NakazatoKaizan Nakazato. Kaizan Nakazato would have been no older than 59 in Merciless Blade as 'Story'
Birthday: Sat, Apr 04 1885 –
Died: Fri, Apr 28 1944
Portrait of Heikichi KakuiHeikichi Kakui. Heikichi Kakui was >> in Merciless Blade as 'Art Direction'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday