Directed by:
Yukihiko TsutsumiCinematography:
唐沢悟Cast:
Hiroshi Abe, 長谷川京子, Kankurô Kudô, Ken'ichi Endō, Aya Sugimoto, 阿部進之介, Kouji Ookura, 本田博太郎, Yu Tokui, Yoshihiro Nozoe, 六平直政, 犬山イヌコPlots(1)
Free-spirited wandering swordsman Yorozu Genkuro (Abe Hiroshi) easily towers over everyone with his tall, lanky stature and all-mighty "Sword of Alexander". His larger-than-life sword is one of three sacred objects carved from orichalcum, an otherworldly metal that brings its owner superhuman powers. He who possess all three objects will rule the world, and Genkuro is on a quest to find the other two items - a cross and a dagger - and a man worthy of wielding such powers. On the road, he rescues and befriends the lovely Princess Mai (Hasegawa Kyoko), who is on the run from the Tokugawa, and her scrappy ninja bodyguard (Kudo Kankuro). This turns out to be the beginning of a myriad of troubles for Genkuro as there are a plentitude of Tokugawa assassins and warriors, not to mention an alien-possessed bear hunter, out to get the princess. (Madman Entertainment)
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