Sword for Truth

Sword for Truth (修羅之介斬魔剣死鎌紋の男, Shuranosuke Zanmaken-shi kama mon no otoko, lit. "Shuranosuke the Demon: Man of the Death Scythes Crest") is a 1990 OVA chanbara film directed by an uncredited Osamu Dezaki, who was credited as storyboard artist under the alias "Tsutomu Dezaki". The film is based on a series of novels by Takeshi Narumi.

Sword for Truth
GenreChanbara
Original video animation
Directed byOsamu Dezaki (uncredited)
Produced byHiroshi Matsuzono
Naoko Takahashi
Noriaki Ikeda
Satoshi Dezaki
Takeshi Tamiya
Written byTakeshi Narumi
Music byToshiyuki Watanabe
StudioMagic Bus
Licensed by
ReleasedDecember 28, 1990
Runtime49 minutes

Sword for Truth was released to a largely negative reception in the United Kingdom and the United States, where it was marketed by Manga Entertainment in lieu of their successful release of Ninja Scroll.[1]

Plot

Shuranosuke Sakaki, a ronin who wears the mark of two crossed scythes, is hired by the Nakura Clan to rescue Princess Mayu from the Seki Ninja. During his quest, he faces the Seki Ninja's deadliest assassins as he attempts to rescue her. Meanwhile, Marouji, an assassin who kills his targets with his jujutsu skills also carries out his own missions. Sakaki succeeds in rescuing Princess Mayu, but on their return, Lord Daizen orders the execution of Sakaki to hide his involvement with the princess. However, Princess Mayu stops the execution before she suddenly collapses, coughing upblood after being poisoned by the Seki Ninja. Sakaki refuses his reward and leaves the Nakura Clan in disgust. Later, Sakaki crosses paths with the assassin Marouji, both with the strong smell of blood about them.

Cast
Character Japanese English
(CTV Studios/Manga UK, 1998)[2]
Shuranosuke SakakiKazuhiko InoueEric Flynn
Princess MayuRei SakumaJulia Brahms
MarojiTesshô GendaFrank Rozelaar-Green
Daizen ImuraKazuhiko KishinoGarrick Hagen
Gunbei TashiroMasashi SugawaraAlan Blyton
KageroGinzô Matsuo
OrenRun SasakiSarah Wateridge
OkuniToshiko FujitaLesley Rooney
NarratorKiyoshi KobayashiPeter Marinker

References
  1. ""Forgotten" Anime #35: "Sword For Truth" (1990)". Cartoon Research. Retrieved April 29, 2017.
  2. "Sword for Truth (movie)". Crystalacids. Retrieved April 29, 2017.
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