剧情介绍
幕末时期，时局动荡，暗流涌动。甲州武士机龙之助（仲代達矢 饰）剑术绝伦，却拥有一颗邪恶阴暗之心。在一次剑术比赛前夕，对手宇津木文之丞（中谷一郎 饰）的妻子阿滨（新珠三千代 饰）恳求他败给丈夫，甚至不惜委身于他。然而在次日的对决中，龙之助仍然以绝对优势杀死文之丞。在此之后 ，他和被休的阿滨离开甲州，浪迹江湖。两年后，他以杀手身份加入新选组，替幕府斩杀反抗义士。在此期间，文之丞弟弟兵马（加山雄三 饰）也来至江户，并拜入剑豪岛田虎之助（三船敏郎 饰）的门下，等待为兄长报仇的良机。宿命的相逢无可避免……
本片根据中里介山同名原著中“甲源一刀流の巻 - 03 壬生と島原の巻”部分改编。该小说在报纸上连载23年，被称作“世界上最长的历史小说”。 Ryunosuke is a sociopathic samurai without compassion or scruples. When he is scheduled for an exhibition match at his fencing school, the wife of his opponent begs Ryunosuke to throw the match, offering her own virtue in trade. Ryunosuke accepts her offer, but kills her husband in the match. Over time, Ryunosuke is pursued by the brother of the man he killed. The brother trains with the master fencer Shimada. In the meantime, however, Ryunosuke earns the enmity of the band of assassins he runs with, and it becomes a question of who shall face him in final conflict.
本片根据中里介山同名原著中“甲源一刀流の巻 - 03 壬生と島原の巻”部分改编。该小说在报纸上连载23年，被称作“世界上最长的历史小说”。 Ryunosuke is a sociopathic samurai without compassion or scruples. When he is scheduled for an exhibition match at his fencing school, the wife of his opponent begs Ryunosuke to throw the match, offering her own virtue in trade. Ryunosuke accepts her offer, but kills her husband in the match. Over time, Ryunosuke is pursued by the brother of the man he killed. The brother trains with the master fencer Shimada. In the meantime, however, Ryunosuke earns the enmity of the band of assassins he runs with, and it becomes a question of who shall face him in final conflict.
很精致的电影，各方面做得都很到位
雪地与火屋的两场打斗太好看了，纯粹的电影式的好看。仲代达矢的眼神总是很有故事感，是眼窝深的缘故吗？
深刻倒谈不上，但确实蛮屌的。8.3
结尾非常突兀，所有故事线都还没有收就突然没了。
幕末武士机龙之助的自我毁灭之路，饮酒、拭剑、冷笑、多年潦倒，癫狂地劈砍内心的影子，在火光中成为凄惨的“剑魔”
心魔
4.5 冷漠自私的武士终于达到了人剑合一…（相较结尾更喜欢雪地杀战
镜头语言有许多新意，剑戟决斗也干净利落。只是新选组的历史背景显得没多大意义，芹泽鸭和近藤勇的刻画十分鸡肋。爱情故事线也可有可无，尤其整部电影在龙之助被围攻中结束，让人摸不着头脑。
最后的光影运用，在现代的舞台剧里我实际看过，确实有意思。 但是这个故事对我而言也确实古怪，各种背景交代，旁敲侧击之后，没有迎来决斗，而是自我毁灭
标题是这部作品中十分重要的意象物。
六十年代的武士电影拍的这样震撼，让人又想看下去了的动力，真的很不错，主角饰演的人失去了正道而疯掉，我本以为最后一幕是他和兵马弟弟的较量，可惜了
整个就是杀杀杀 但是确实很酷
到最后都没见到复仇的对决，而是定格在了走入心魔的杀戮中。
非常反传统反类型，可以说跟黑泽明小林正树完全不一样，也凸显了一种特别，结局真是值得玩味8.6
可怜了那个襁褓中的婴儿只能饿死成白骨了