Destiny's Son (1962)

  • NR
  • 07/01/1962 (JP)
  • Action, Drama, History
  • 1h 11m

Overview

In Edo-period Japan, Shingo is born the son of an assassin who was executed for murdering her lord’s concubine. Decades later, his adoptive family is massacred for keeping the secret. Armed with an unbeatable swordfighting technique, Shingo embarks on the path of the masterless samurai in search of vengeance and a path beyond his own ignominious origins.

Kaneto Shindō

Writer

Kenji Misumi

Director

Renzaburō Shibata

Novel

Cast

Raizō Ichikawa's headshot

Raizō Ichikawa

Takakura Shingo
Mayumi Nagisa's headshot

Mayumi Nagisa

Yoshio Takakura
Masayo Banri's headshot

Masayo Banri

Sayo Tadokoro
Shigeru Amachi's headshot

Shigeru Amachi

Sôshi Tada
Jun'ichirō Narita's headshot

Jun'ichirō Narita

Mondo Tadokoro
Eijirō Yanagi's headshot

Eijirō Yanagi

Ooinokami Matsudaira
Matasaburô Niwa's headshot

Matasaburô Niwa

Eijirô Chiba
Teru Tomota's headshot

Teru Tomota

Kihei Shôji

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