Destiny's Son (1962)
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.
- Released
- 1962-07-01
- Genres
- Action, Drama, History
- Runtime
- 71 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Kenji Misumi
- TMDB rating
- 6.8/10 from 25 votes
Cast
- Raizō Ichikawa as Takakura Shingo
- Mayumi Nagisa as Yoshio Takakura
- Masayo Banri as Sayo Tadokoro
- Shigeru Amachi as Sôshi Tada
- Jun'ichirō Narita as Mondo Tadokoro
- Eijirō Yanagi as Ooinokami Matsudaira
- Matasaburô Niwa as Eijirô Chiba
- Teru Tomota as Kihei Shôji
- Yoshio Inaba as Giichirô Ikebe
- Matasaburo Tamba
- Toshio Chiba
- Shinjirō Asano as Shin'emon Takakura
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