Merciless Blade

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Merciless Blade

1953

1h 51m

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The first film in the 1953 trilogy based on the long novel series The Great Bodhisattva Pass.

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17 members

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阿部九洲男

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千原しのぶ

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原健策

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市川春代

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加賀邦男

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香川良介

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片岡千恵蔵

Ryûnosuke Tsukue

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河部五郎

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霧立のぼる

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岸井明

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三浦光子

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澤村國太郎

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片岡栄二郎

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進藤英太郎

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杉狂児

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月形龍之介

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山室耕

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