Sword for Hire (戦国無頼, Sengoku burai) (lit.
'Vagabonds in a Country at War') is a 1952 black-and-white Japanese film directed by Hiroshi Inagaki.
[2][3] The film is based on a serialized novel by Yasushi Inoue published in the Sunday Mainichi.
[1] Sword for Hire was released in Japan on 22 May 1952 where it was distributed by Toho.
[1] The film was released in the United States on November 15, 1956 by Topaz Film Company with English subtitles and a narration by Bob Booth.