Swords in the Moonlight 1 (1957)

Swords in the Moonlight 1 1957 / 大菩薩峠 1957 / Souls in the Moonlight , Daibosatsu Toge

Set in the chaotic and transitory late Edo Period, the story follows the nihilistic antihero Ryunosuke Tsukue, a psychotic samurai who senselessly massacres a helpless pilgrim in the opening scene. From this point on Ryunosuke is a relentless victim of circumstance; he follows his cold murder with another kill while dueling a rival samurai, setting off a trail of revenge that weaves through the trilogy’s narrative. (Source: MoMA) ~~ Adapted from the novel series ‟The Great Bodhisattva Pass‟ by Kaizan Nakazato.