After surviving the slaughter of many Christians 350 years ago, a samurai denounces God for ignoring the pleas of believers. He sells his soul to Satan and receives the power to resurrect the dead to join him in a murderous rampage.
Practical Effects
Glorious pre-CGI gore that looks deliciously wrong.
Stunts
Sonny Chiba and Hiroyuki Sanada throwing absolute chaos.
Direction
Fukasaku at his most unhinged since Battles Without Honor.
Director
Kinji Fukasaku
Sonny Chiba
Jubei Yagyu
Kenji Sawada
Shiro Amakusa
Akiko Kana
Hosokawa Gracia
Hiroyuki Sanada
Kirimaru Iga
Ai Kanzaki
Otsuu
Hideo Murota
Priest Inshun Hozoin
Noboru Matsuhashi
Ietsuna Tokugawa
Naoko Kubo
Yajima no tsubone
Mikio Narita
Izumori Matsudaira
Hiroshi Inuzuka
Shugoro
Asao Uchida
Sakai Utanokami Tadayo
Masataka Naruse
Koga Genjuro
Yûko Asuka
Koga Kunoichi
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
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