Featuring some of the finest swordsmen ever to grace the silver screen, this Toei classic tells the story of a battle between the evil sword style called ”Otonashi” (The Silent Form) and the proper way of swordsmanship as promoted by such historical stalwarts as Shimada Toranosuke, and the mysterious Honda Sakon, who face off against a group masquerading as the lord of Mito and his traveling bodyguards Suke-san and Kaku-san. The plot thickens as their leader unveils his secret plan to disrupt the stability of the nation. It is all in the name of swordsmanship, and as the title implies there are no stronger swordsmen!
Released: May 05, 1959
Runtime: 83 minutes
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Stars: Utaemon Ichikawa, Hashizo Okawa, Yumiko Hasegawa, Hiroko Sakuramachi, Keiko Yukishiro, Keiko Okawa
Crew: Shintarō Miyamoto (Editor), Taizô Kawashima (Art Direction), Kenjirō Tōjō (Sound Recordist), Hideichi Yamane (Lighting Technician), Shiro Fukai (Original Music Composer), Sadatsugu Matsuda (Director)