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]
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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Sources
Galbraith IV, Stuart (2008). The Toho Studios Story: A History and Complete Filmography. Scarecrow Press. ISBN978-1461673743. Retrieved October 29, 2013.
sword, hire, 戦国無頼, sengoku, burai, vagabonds, country, 1952, black, white, japanese, film, directed, hiroshi, inagaki, film, based, serialized, novel, yasushi, inoue, published, sunday, mainichi, theatrical, release, posterdirected, byhiroshi, inagakiscreenpla. 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 Sword for HireTheatrical release posterDirected byHiroshi InagakiScreenplay byHiroshi Inagaki Akira Kurosawa 1 Based onThe serialized novelby Yasushi InoueProduced byTomoyuki Tanaka 1 StarringToshiro Mifune Rentarō Mikuni Danshiro Ichikawa Yoshiko Shirley YamaguchiCinematographyTadashi Iimura 1 Music byIkuma Dan 1 ProductioncompanyToho 1 Distributed byTohoRelease date22 May 1952 1952 05 22 Japan Running time134 minutes 1 CountryJapan Contents 1 Cast 2 Release 3 References 3 1 Footnotes 3 2 Sources 4 External linksCast EditToshiro Mifune Kenzo Tabu 4 Release EditSword 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 References EditFootnotes Edit a b c d e f g h i j Galbraith IV 2008 p 86 戦国無頼 Kinema Junpo Retrieved 27 December 2020 戦国無頼 Agency for Cultural Affairs Retrieved 27 December 2020 Kenzo Tabu kotobank Retrieved 27 December 2020 Sources Edit Galbraith IV Stuart 2008 The Toho Studios Story A History and Complete Filmography Scarecrow Press ISBN 978 1461673743 Retrieved October 29 2013 External links EditSword for Hire at IMDb in Japanese http www jmdb ne jp 1952 cb001070 htm This article related to a Japanese film of the 1950s is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sword for Hire amp oldid 1110553740, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
