Japan Synopsis
牙狼之介
This is the story of a vagrant samurai – the solitary, savage and scrupulous Kiba – who arrives at a village to defend a beautiful, blind woman against a sinister plot. Her assailants then send against him another samurai, named Sana, who is without scruples. The fight between them will become personal, for the honor and love of the blind woman.
The 1965–1967 Japan Window
71 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Samurai Wolf sits at position #20.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Samurai Wolf. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Other Titles From Toei Company
The 1960s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 1960s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Samurai Wolf premiered. 202 total titles in this decade from Japan.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #1,834 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (60th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.3 points above the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Action productions specifically: #771 of 1,714 (top 45%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Toei Company |
| Runtime | 1h 15m |
| Release Date | November 19, 1966 |
| IMDb | tt0199680 |