"Shochiku Pictures." . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Motion pictures, Japanese" . "Sword of the beast" . . "A low-level swordsman decides to live in the wild after being betrayed by his former comrades." . "Drama" . . . . . . . "Rebel samurai" . "Samurai gold seekers" . "Feature films" . . . "Kemono no ken" . . "Kedamono no ken Sword of the beast" . .