The Sword

The Sword was released on February 8, 1945.

The Sword was directed by Kenji Mizoguchi.

The Sword has a runtime of 65m.

The Sword was produced by Masahiro Makino.

Kiyone Sakurai, an apprentice swordmaker makes a sword for his guardian, Kozaemon Onoda. Onoda breaks the sword while defending his lord which eventually leads to his death at the hands of Naito, when Naito demands to marry his daughter Sasae. Sasae vows to avenge her father's death and pleads for Kiyone Sakurai to make a special sword for her. So Kiyone and his fellow swordmaker Kiyotsugu go to the master swordsmith Kiyohide Yamatomori to learn their craft and forge the sword.

The key characters in The Sword are Kiyone (Shōtarō Hanayagi), Kiyotsugu (Kan Ishii), Kiyohide (Eijirō Yanagi).

The Sword is a Drama film.

The Sword has an audience rating of 6 out of 10.