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6 September 1971 (Sweden)
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Plot:
A guilt-haunted samurai warrior attempts to stop a massacre taking place. Full summary » | Add synopsis »
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2 wins
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I saw this awesome film as an American in Japan in 1969!
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Cast
(in credits order) | Tatsuya Nakadai | ... | Magobei Wakizaka |
 | Tetsurô Tanba | ... | Rokugo Tatewaki |
| Yôko Tsukasa | ... | Shino |
| Ruriko Asaoka | ... | Oriha |
| Kunie Tanaka | ... | Hirosuke |
| Isao Natsuyagi | ... | Kunai |
| Kô Nishimura | ||
| Eijirô Tôno | ||
| Ben Hiura | ... | Rokuzo |
| Susumu Kurobe | ... | Omura Sobee |
| Hisashi Igawa | ... | Takeuchi Shinjiro |
| Fujio Tokita | ||
| Shinnosuke Ogata | ... | Miyauchi Hanzo |
| Shôji Ôki | ||
| Yoshitarô Asawaka | ||
| Hiroshi Tanaka | ||
| Kyôichi Satô | ... | Arai Dokan |
| Haruo Suzuki | ||
| Hiroyoshi Yamaguchi | ... | Ichihara Matashichi |
| Susumu Mizushima | ||
| Gen Miyazawa | ||
| Shikô Tanaka | ||
| Kiyoshi Yamamoto | ||
| Katsue Nitta | ||
| Ikuko Tani | ||
| Toshie Hinoki | ||
| Yôko Mifune | ||
| Shingo Ohsawa | ... | Kishima Genai |
| Kiyoshi Kinoshita | ||
| Saburô Satô | ||
| Jinta Asakusa | ||
| Kenjirô Hoshino | ... | Okajima Yahachi |
| Hajime Araki | ... | Hirayama Yosuke |
| Tsuyoshi Date | ... | Kurosawa Gendayu |
| Noriyuki Satô | ||
| Kôji Tsutsui | ||
| Tôru Hatozaki | ||
| Eitarô Ozawa | ... | Himself - Narration (voice) |
| Kinnosuke Nakamura | ... | Samon Fujimaki |
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| Isao Kayaki | ||
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| Hideo Gosha | |||
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| Kei Tasaka | (written by) & | |
| Hideo Gosha | (written by) | |
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| Sanezumi Fujimoto | .... | producer | |
| Hideo Fukuda | .... | producer | |
| Masayuki Satô | .... | producer | |
| Hideyuki Shiino | .... | producer | |
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| Masaru Satô | |||
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| Kôzô Okazaki | |||
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| Michio Suwa | |||
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| Motoji Kojima | |||
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| Kentarô Yuasa | .... | fight choreographer | |
Production CompaniesDistributors
- Kelly/Jordan Enterprises (1974) (USA) (theatrical) (dubbed)
- Toho Company (1969) (USA) (theatrical) (subtitled)
- King of Video (1984) (Australia) (VHS) (as "Steel Edge of Revenge")
- Nihon Eiga Satellite Broadcasting (2011) (Japan) (TV)
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"Steel Edge of Revenge" - USA (dubbed version)
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124 min
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Color (Eastmancolor)
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This is the first Japanese feature film in Panavision.See more »
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Referenced in We Are the Strange (2007)See more »
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I saw "Goyokin" in 1969 at a small theater in Yokohama, Japan. It was in Japanese, of course, but the evolution of the story was understood. The film was so well done, and beyond what I was used to as an American watching Japanese movies in Japan. The acting was superb and the tension was palpable. The story was unique and its presentation was gorgeous. It's not hyperbole to say I was awestruck. With the advent of VHS I began searching for this movie as a video. After years of searching, I bought a barely watchable re-re-re-reprint with multiple subtitles. I was happy to HEAR the movie again! Tom ("Billy Jack") Loughlin made the putrid, displaced "The Master Gunfighter" but it was ludicrous as a Western. I will never understand why this classic has not been produced as a Video! Obviously, many people know about it, and it appears on wish lists throughout the world. It deserves the full DVD treatment and, PLEASE, while the great Tatsuya Nakadai is still alive to provide commentary on it.