Kedamono no Ken

[Machine Translation] A powerful battle to kill roars in this heartbreaking story! A hard action period drama about gold dust. A must-have for Japanese film fans! Three excellent action films by master director Hideo Gosha, 30 years after his death, are now available on DVD for the first time! Hideo Gosha is a master director known for "The Life of Hanako Kiryuin", "Gokudo no Wives", "Yoshiwara Flame", and "Nekkai no Mon (The Gates of Flesh)". In the 30th anniversary of his death, three authentic action films by one of Japan's most famous masters are finally being released on DVD for the first time! All three films are full-fledged action movies with superb casts, and at the same time, they are rich ensemble dramas swirling with human emotions. --A ronin named Hiraki arrives at a certain inn. He fell for the ruse of Hoshino, the second-in-command of the feudal lord he served, and killed Yamaoka, the feudal lord of the castle, but was pursued by Yamaoka's only daughter Misa, her fiance Torio, and Katori, a master of swordsmanship, as revenge. The group of pursuers found Hiraki on a tip-off from Toragoro, a prominent figure in the inn, and pressed him for revenge, but Torio, who was Hiraki's best friend, was unable to finish him off. Hiraki hears from Toragoro's henchman Tanji that gold sand can be extracted deep in the mountains, and he and Tanji go into the mountains in search of gold to escape. Here, a three-way battle unfolds between Hiraki, the group pursuing him for revenge, and Yamane and his wife. This action period drama, starring a superb cast, depicts the empty end of a samurai who is treated like a mere insect for the sake of clan politics, with spectacular sword fighting.

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せつない物語にド迫力の殺陣が唸る! 砂金を巡るハード・アクション時代劇。邦画ファン必携! 没後30年を迎えた名匠・五社英雄監督の絶品アクション三作品が初DVD化! 『鬼龍院花子の生涯』、『極道の妻たち』、『吉原炎上』、『肉体の門』で知られる巨匠・五社英雄監督。没後30年を迎えた日本を代表する名匠の本格アクション映画三作品がついに初DVD化! いずれも超豪華キャスト競演の本格アクション映画であると同時に、人間の情念が渦巻く濃厚な群像ドラマでもある三作品、DVDで堪能すべし! ――とある宿場に平木という浪人がやって来た。彼は忠義を以て仕えていた藩の次席家老・星野の策略にはまり、城代家老・山岡を斬ったが、山岡の一人娘・美沙とその許婚・鳥尾、剣術師範・香取らに仇として追われる身になっていた。追手の一行は宿場の顔役・寅五郎の密告で平木を見つけ、仇討ちを迫るも、平木の親友であった鳥尾は、彼を仕留めることができなかった。平木は寅五郎の子分・丹次から、山奥で砂金が取れることを聞き、逃げる金を求めて、丹次と二人山へ入ったが、山には藩の命令で砂金を掘る山根と妻が、藩への忠義と出世の為に砂金利権を死守しようとしていた。ここに平木と、彼を仇討ちに追う一行、そして山根夫婦との三つ巴の闘いが繰り広げられる。藩政のためには虫けらの如く扱われる武士の空しい末路を、壮烈な殺陣で描いた、超豪華キャスト競演のアクション時代劇。

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