Duel of Blood and Sand
7
·3 Reviews
·1963
·1h 31min
Frustrated with the bad behavior of his lord, Inaba Yajuro (Otomo) declares that he is  leaving the clan and sets off on a journey that leads him into a small town besieged  by a violent group of brigands.  In a kind of homage to Kurosawa's 7 Samurai, the  townspeople have been unable to defend themselves and Inaba sets out to teach  them how to stand up for themselves.  Meanwhile the vile Lord Yasumasa has sent  the 4 finest swordsmen in the clan out to hunt Inaba down and kill him.  Led by the  magnificent Ichibei (Konoe), a master of weaponry in his own right, everything points  to an ultimate showdown between the former friends in a battle to the death.