Souls in the Moonlight (1957)
Original title: 大菩薩峠
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First part of the famous Dai-bosatsu toge trilogy, based on Kaizan Nakazato’s unfinished long series of novels (41 books, written from 1913 to 1941). Set in the last period of the Tokugawa Shogunate, Daibosatsu Toge tells the story of Tsuke Ryunosuke, a nihilistic swordmaster who doesnt hesitate to kill anyone, bad or good. Despite the authors explicit refusal, the series were later made into plays and movies several times.
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Chiezo KataokaTsukue Ryunosuke
Kinnosuke NakamuraHyoma Utsugi
Yumiko HasegawaOhama / Otoyo
Satomi OkaOmatsuRyûtarô Aoyagi
Shinobu Araki
Koji ArimaMitsuo AsanoKinnosuke Fujiki
Sumiko Hidaka
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What is Souls in the Moonlight about?
First part of the famous Dai-bosatsu toge trilogy, based on Kaizan Nakazato’s unfinished long series of novels (41 books, written from 1913 to 1941). Set in the last period of the Tokugawa Shogunate, Daibosatsu Toge tells the story of Tsuke Ryunosuke, a nihilistic swordmaster who doesnt hesitate to kill anyone, bad or good. Despite the authors explicit refusal, the series were later made into plays and movies several times.
How long is Souls in the Moonlight?
Souls in the Moonlight has a runtime of 106 minutes.