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Sword for Hire

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Sword for Hire
Theatrical release poster
Directed byHiroshi Inagaki
Screenplay by
Based onThe serialized novel
by Yasushi Inoue
Produced byTomoyuki Tanaka[1]
Starring
CinematographyTadashi Iimura[1]
Music byIkuma Dan[1]
Production
company
Distributed byToho
Release date
  • 22 May 1952 (1952-05-22) (Japan)
Running time
134 minutes[1]
CountryJapan

Sword for Hire (戦国無頼, Sengoku burai) (lit.'Vagabonds in a Country at War') is a 1952 black-and-white Japanese film directed by Hiroshi Inagaki.[2][3] The film is based on a serialized novel by Yasushi Inoue published in the Sunday Mainichi.[1]

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Release

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Sword for Hire was released in Japan on 22 May 1952 where it was distributed by Toho.[1]

The film was released in the United States on November 15, 1956 by Topaz Film Company with English subtitles and a narration by Bob Booth.[1] The Topaz version was produced by Toho.[1]

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Footnotes

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Galbraith IV 2008, p. 86.
  2. ^ "戦国無頼". Kinema Junpo. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  3. ^ "戦国無頼". Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  4. ^ "Kenzo Tabu". kotobank. Retrieved 27 December 2020.

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