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Samurai Wolf
Samurai Wolf
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1966
1h 15m
7.1(35 votes)
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Adventure
Drama

Overview

This is the story of a vagrant samurai – the solitary, savage and scrupulous Kiba – who arrives at a village to defend a beautiful, blind woman against a sinister plot. Her assailants then send against him another samurai, named Sana, who is without scruples. The fight between them will become personal, for the honor and love of the blind woman.

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Cast & Crew

32 members
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夏八木勲

Ookaminosuke

夏八木勲
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内田良平

Sanaï Akizuki

内田良平
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武智豊子

Old Woman

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宮園純子

Lady Chise

宮園純子
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遠藤太津朗

Nizaemon

遠藤太津朗
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青木義朗

Cart Driver Heishichi

青木義朗
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織本順吉

Gennai Suzuki

織本順吉
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富永美沙子

Demon Oryu

富永美沙子
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佐藤京一

Hyogo Rokugo

佐藤京一
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田畑孝

Seizo

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荒砂ゆき

Ohide

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Ayako Satô

Omitsu

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Rumiko Fuji

Okinu

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汐路章

Msayoshi

汐路章
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阿波地大輔

Yasuke

阿波地大輔
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Hajime Miyazawa

Kasuke

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平沢彰

Kuki

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西田良

Washizu

西田良
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源八郎

Shobei

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Takeshi Kumagai

Kiemon

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Hajime Nagoya

Sukeju

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森源太郎

Stepson Dairoku

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那須伸太朗

Nagai

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Yukio Miyagi

Toramatsu

Yukio Miyagi
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Yasushi Ôki

Chohachi

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池田謙治

Henchman 1

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北川俊夫

Henchman 2

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Tensaku Murata

Labourer 1

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Toshio Sugawara

Labourer 2

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Jōki Takashi

Ronin 1

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毛利清二

Ronin 2

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木谷邦臣

Ronin 3

木谷邦臣

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