Soldiers Hayate and Yaheiji secretly escape from their besieged castle. Hayate has left behind his lover, Kano. On his way, Hayate is wounded and cared for by O’Ryo, who falls in love with him. But when Hayate accidentally kills her caretaker, he flees, with O’Ryo in pursuit. Subsequently, Hayate's comrade Yaheiji falls in love with Oryo. Kano, the lover left behind by Hayate, believes him dead, and becomes involved with another soldier, Jurota. When Jurota defects to the opposing army, he takes Kano with him. A double set of love triangles has developed, wherein each man and each woman loves one and is loved by another. Finally only combat and self-sacrifice can untangle the weave.
Credits
Sword for Hire Cast
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Takashi Shimura
He was 47, 76 years old when he died
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Rentarō Mikuni
He was 29, 90 years old when he died
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Shirley Yamaguchi
She was 32, 94 years old when she died
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Eiko Miyoshi
She was 58, 69 years old when she died
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Kokuten Kôdô
He was 65, 72 years old when he died
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Sugisaku Aoyama
He was 62, 67 years old when he died
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Eijirō Tōno
He was 45, 87 years old when he died
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Toshiro Mifune
He was 32, 77 years old when he died
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Yoshio Kosugi
He was 48, 64 years old when he died
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Kichijirô Ueda
He was 48, 68 years old when he died
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Haruo Nakajima
He was 23, 88 years old when he died
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Ryosuke Kagawa
He was 55, 90 years old when he died
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Sword for Hire Crew
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Hiroshi Inagaki as Director. He was 46 (74) years old when He died
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Directing |
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Hiroshi Inagaki as Screenplay. He was 46 (74) years old when He died
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Writing |
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Yasushi Inoue as Novel. He was 45 (83) years old when He died
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Writing |
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Ikuma Dan as Music. He was 28 (76) years old when He died
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