The gory finale of the movie
"Sword of doom" (1966) by Kihachi Okamoto.
From Wikipedia:
"Ryunosuke appears to descend into complete insanity. He starts slashing at the shadows of the ghosts that surround him, and then begins attacking his fellow assassins, who seem to number in the hundreds. In one of the longest (seven minutes) and most famous sword fight scenes on film, Ryunosuke kills countless gang members in the burning geisha house as they gradually wear him down with what few wounds they can inflict. Finally it appears that Ryunosuke will surely be killed; bleeding and staggering, his face contorted in rage, he lurches forward, raises his sword once more, and the film ends; a freeze-frame catching Ryunosuke in mid sword-slash.
The film's abrupt ending leaves many plot elements unresolved. The film originally intended to begin a trilogy of films, based on the historical novel of the same name by Kaizan Nakazato. The filmmakers wanted to complete the story in later sequels, but these were never made.
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