Review of The Sword of Doom (1966) by Art S — 01 Mar 2013
I haven't watched a lot of chambara (swordplay) films, so for all I know this may be an innovative one. Tatsuya Nakadai is impressively nihilistic, pretty much ready to kill anyone and to do it with one swift blow.
The plot that surrounds all the dying is pretty tough to follow with at least two different strands coming together near the end as revenge is wreaked on Nakadai. Okamoto handles this well and the B&W cinematography is pretty awesome but a little more coherence would have been nice.
Mifune shows up in a bit part.
This review of The Sword of Doom (1966) was written by Art S on 01 Mar 2013.
The Sword of Doom has generally received very positive reviews.
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