Sengoku Burai 戦国無頼 (Sword for Hire) - 1952

Sengoku burai (lit. "Vagabonds in a Country at War") is a 1952 black-and-white Japanese film directed by Hiroshi Inagaki. The film is based on a serialized novel by Yasushi Inoue published in the Sunday Mainichi. It tells the adventures of a few brave men and women who are scattered around Japan after the siege of a castle, during the wars of the Sengoku period. Director: Hiroshi Inagaki Writers: Hiroshi Inagaki, Yasushi Inoue, Akira Kurosawa Stars:Toshirô Mifune, Rentarô Mikuni, Danshirô Ichikawa Cinematography: Tadashi Iimura Music by: Ikuma Dan Production company: Toho Country: Japan Release Date: May 22, 1952 Duration: 2 hr. 15 min For quality martial arts books visit https://therannetwork.com Plot Soldiers Satsuta Hayatenosuke and Kagami Yaheiji leave their besieged castle on a secret mission into the enemy camp. Hayatenosuke has left behind his lover, Kano. In the camp, Hayatenosuke is wounded and cared for by Oryo, who falls in love with him. But when Hayatenosuke accidentally kills her father, he flees, with Oryo in pursuit. Subsequently, Hayatenosuke's comrade Yaheiji falls in love with Oryo. Kano, the lover left behind by Hayatenosuke, believes him dead, and becomes involved with another soldier, Jurota. When Jurota defects to the opposing army, he takes Kano with him. A double set of love triangles has developed, wherein each man and each woman loves one and is loved by another. Finally only combat and self-sacrifice can untangle the weave. Subscribe to The Ran Network's channel:    / @therannetwork