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Shogun's Samurai - 1978

Following the death of the second Tokugawa shogun, it is revealed that he was poisoned by retainers of his son Iemitsu in hopes of gaining him the shogunate despite the stammer and birthmark which undermine his respect. Iemitsu and his brother Tadanaga become bitter rivals for the shogunate, and the land is split into factions, eventually erupting into warfare. Iemitsu's mentor, his fencing instructor Yagyu, is fixated upon securing Iemitsu the shogunate and ends up betraying everyone, even his own family, in pursuit of the goal.

130min
1978
Released
Trakio rating0.0/10
IMDB rating7.1/10

Cast

Kinnosuke Nakamura profile pictureKinnosuke NakamuraYagyu Tajima
Shin'ichi Chiba profile pictureShin'ichi ChibaJûbê Yagyû
Hiroki Matsukata profile pictureHiroki MatsukataIemitsu Tokugawa (Older Prince)
Teruhiko Saigō profile pictureTeruhiko SaigōTadanaga Tokugawa (Younger Prince)
Reiko Ôhara profile pictureReiko ÔharaOkuni (Singer)
Yoshio Harada profile pictureYoshio HaradaSanza Nagoya (Flute Player)
Isao Natsuyagi profile pictureIsao NatsuyagiShozaemon Bekki
Mikio Narita profile pictureMikio NaritaAyamaro Karasumasu
Toshirō Mifune profile pictureToshirō MifuneYoshinao Tokugawa
Etsuko Shihomi profile pictureEtsuko ShihomiYagyu Akane
Jirô Chiba profile pictureJirô ChibaYagyu Samon
Hideo Murota profile pictureHideo MurotaSagenta Nogero
Ichirô Nakatani profile pictureIchirô NakataniGyobu Amano
Tetsurō Tamba profile pictureTetsurō TambaOgasawara Gensinsai
Etsushi Takahashi profile pictureEtsushi TakahashiMatsudaira Izu
Sanae Nakahara profile pictureSanae NakaharaLady Kusaga
Shinsuke Ashida profile pictureShinsuke AshidaChamberlain Doi
Seizô Fukumoto profile pictureSeizô FukumotoYukinojo Gensinsai
Nenji Kobayashi profile pictureNenji KobayashiScarred Ronin

About Shogun's Samurai

Shogun's Samurai Overview

Following the death of the second Tokugawa shogun, it is revealed that he was poisoned by retainers of his son Iemitsu in hopes of gaining him the shogunate despite the stammer and birthmark which undermine his respect. Iemitsu and his brother Tadanaga become bitter rivals for the shogunate, and the land is split into factions, eventually erupting into warfare. Iemitsu's mentor, his fencing instructor Yagyu, is fixated upon securing Iemitsu the shogunate and ends up betraying everyone, even his own family, in pursuit of the goal.

Runtime: 130min

Extra details

Original Title: 柳生一族の陰謀
Original Language: Japanese
Directed By: Kinji Fukasaku
Production Companies
Toei Company
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