The Domain: Where The Blade Enters

1967 1h 32m JA

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10.0

MASTERPIECE

★10.0TMDB · 1

Synopsis

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The Domain: Where The Blade Enters

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Ken Takakura
Sumiko Fuji
Nobuo Kaneko
Fumio Watanabe
Kenji Ushio
Ryōsuke Kagawa
Bin Amatsu
Kenjirō Ishiyama

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Masahiro Makino
Writers: Kazuo Kasahara
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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59 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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2 / 7

CINEMA

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Part of the "Tales of Japanese Chivalry Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Ichirō Saitō. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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5 / 7

CAST

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Ken Takakura and Sumiko Fuji and Nobuo Kaneko carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0062040 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Masahiro Makino directs. Ichirō Saitō scores. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

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159 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
2Part of the "Tales of Japanese Chivalry Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Original score by Ichirō Saitō. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Ken Takakura and Sumiko Fuji and Nobuo Kaneko carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0062040 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.