Review of The Sword of Doom (1966) by Danny D — 09 Jul 2007

I had a tough time giving this film 3 stars. I rate it this high because the film seemed to be going in a good direction through the first 1hr and 30 min, the characters were cool, and most of the sword play coreography was very good, but the last 30 min was beyond terrible.

I cant believe a film with such a great start could end so poorly. when the film is over there is no closure on any single character in the film. Nakadai's character appears to be on his way to death but that is uncertain, and the way one would expect him to meet his doom based on the story is not the way he appears to die.

I was most dissapointed with not knowing exactly what happens to tashiro mifune's character. the acting in this film was top notch but im not sure if I have ever finished a film less sastisfied that with this one.