Souls in the Moonlight

Souls in the Moonlight

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Status

Released

Release Date

Jul 13, 1957

Runtime

1h 46m

Genres

Drama

User Score

62%

Original Title

大菩薩峠

Production Companies

Toei Company

Director

Tomu Uchida

Description

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.