Poster of Merciless Blade

Merciless Blade

Plot: The first film in the 1953 trilogy based on the long novel series The Great Bodhisattva Pass.
Release Date: Thursday, April 23 1953
71 years ago
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Cast

Portrait of Kusuo AbeKusuo Abe
Kusuo Abe was
42 in Merciless Blade
Sun, Jul 24 1910 –
Tue, Nov 02 1965
Portrait of Shinobu ChiharaShinobu Chihara
Shinobu Chihara was
22 in Merciless Blade
Fri, Jan 16 1931 –
Sun, Nov 22 2009
Portrait of Kensaku HaraKensaku Hara
Kensaku Hara was
47 in Merciless Blade
Tue, May 23 1905 –
Thu, Feb 07 2002
Portrait of Haruyo IchikawaHaruyo Ichikawa
Haruyo Ichikawa was
40 in Merciless Blade
Sun, Feb 09 1913 –
Thu, Nov 18 2004
Portrait of Kunio KagaKunio Kaga
Kunio Kaga was
40 in Merciless Blade
Sun, Feb 09 1913 –
Mon, Jan 07 2002
Portrait of Ryōsuke KagawaRyōsuke Kagawa
Ryōsuke Kagawa was
56 in Merciless Blade
Sat, Oct 10 1896 –
Fri, Apr 17 1987
Portrait of Chiezō KataokaChiezō Kataoka
Chiezō Kataoka was
50 in Merciless Blade
as 'Ryûnosuke Tsukue'.
Mon, Mar 30 1903 –
Thu, Mar 31 1983
Portrait of Gorō KawabeGorō Kawabe
Gorō Kawabe was
64 in Merciless Blade
Thu, Jul 05 1888 –
Tue, Aug 31 1976
Portrait of Noboru KiritachiNoboru Kiritachi
Noboru Kiritachi was
36 in Merciless Blade
Wed, Jan 03 1917 –
Wed, Mar 22 1972
Portrait of Akira KishiiAkira Kishii
Akira Kishii was
42 in Merciless Blade
Thu, Oct 13 1910 –
Sat, Jul 03 1965
Portrait of Mitsuko MiuraMitsuko Miura
Mitsuko Miura was
36 in Merciless Blade
Wed, Jan 17 1917 –
Sat, Jun 14 1969
Portrait of Kunitaro SawamuraKunitaro Sawamura
Kunitaro Sawamura was
47 in Merciless Blade
Thu, Jun 01 1905 –
Tue, Nov 26 1974
Portrait of Eijirō KataokaEijirō Kataoka
Eijirō Kataoka was
34 in Merciless Blade
Sat, Nov 23 1918 –
Sun, Jun 19 1983
Portrait of Eitarō ShindōEitarō Shindō
Eitarō Shindō was
53 in Merciless Blade
Fri, Nov 10 1899 –
Fri, Feb 18 1977
Portrait of Kyoji SugiKyoji Sugi
Kyoji Sugi was
49 in Merciless Blade
Wed, Jul 08 1903 –
Mon, Sep 01 1975
Portrait of Ryūnosuke TsukigataRyūnosuke Tsukigata
Ryūnosuke Tsukigata was
51 in Merciless Blade
Tue, Mar 18 1902 –
Sun, Aug 30 1970
Portrait of Ko YamamuroKo Yamamuro
Ko Yamamuro was
45 in Merciless Blade
Tue, Dec 17 1907

Crew

Portrait of Kunio WatanabeKunio Watanabe
Kunio Watanabe was
53 in Merciless Blade
as 'Screenplay, Director'
Sat, Jun 03 1899 –
Thu, Nov 05 1981
Portrait of Eiichi YamadaEiichi Yamada
Eiichi Yamada was
46 in Merciless Blade
as 'Music'
Fri, Oct 12 1906 –
Thu, Jul 27 1995
Portrait of Takashi WatanabeTakashi Watanabe
Takashi Watanabe was
>> in Merciless Blade
as 'Cinematography'
Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Kenji TanakaKenji Tanaka
Kenji Tanaka was
>> in Merciless Blade
as 'Lighting Technician'
Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Kaizan NakazatoKaizan Nakazato
Kaizan Nakazato would have been no older than
59 in Merciless Blade
as 'Story'
Sat, Apr 04 1885 –
Fri, Apr 28 1944
Portrait of Heikichi KakuiHeikichi Kakui
Heikichi Kakui was
>> in Merciless Blade
as 'Art Direction'
Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Kenjirō TōjōKenjirō Tōjō
Kenjirō Tōjō was
>> in Merciless Blade
as 'Sound'
Unknown Birthday