Destiny's Son

Story

Synopsis

In Edo-period Japan, Shingo is born the son of an assassin who was executed for murdering her lord’s concubine. Decades later, his adoptive family is massacred for keeping the secret. Armed with an unbeatable swordfighting technique, Shingo embarks on the path of the masterless samurai in search of vengeance and a path beyond his own ignominious origins.

Director

Kenji Misumi

Writers

Renzaburō Shibata, Kaneto Shindō

Language

Japanese

Country

Japan

Release date

1 July 1962

Ensemble

Cast

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  Raizō Ichikawa

  Takakura Shingo

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  Mayumi Nagisa

  Yoshio Takakura

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  Masayo Banri

  Sayo Tadokoro

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  Shigeru Amachi

  Sôshi Tada

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  Jun'ichirō Narita

  Mondo Tadokoro

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  Eijirō Yanagi

  Ooinokami Matsudaira

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  Matasaburô Niwa

  Eijirô Chiba

• Teru Tomota

  Kihei Shôji

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  Yoshio Inaba

  Giichirô Ikebe

• Matasaburo Tamba

• Toshio Chiba

• Shinjirō Asano

  Shin'emon Takakura