Japan Synopsis
丹下左膳 飛燕居合斬り
Loyal samurai Samanosuke is attacked, mutilated, and left for dead while carrying out a mission for his clan. He recovers but has lost an eye and an arm. Taking a new identity as Tange Sazen, he searches for a stolen urn which has hidden significance to his clan. But Tange Sazen has his own reasons for seeking the urn.
The 1965–1967 Japan Window
71 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Sazen Tange and The Secret of the Urn sits at position #41.
Other Titles From Toei Company
The 1960s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 1960s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Sazen Tange and The Secret of the Urn premiered. 202 total titles in this decade from Japan.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #3,188 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (30th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -0.4 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Action productions specifically: #1,256 of 1,714 (top 73%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Toei Company |
| Runtime | 1h 31m |
| Release Date | May 25, 1966 |
| IMDb | tt0171812 |