The Shogun's Samurai
1978 · Movie · 130 min. · Japan
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...
Direction Kinji Fukasaku
Cast Kinnosuke Nakamura · Sonny Chiba · Hiroki Matsukata · Teruhiko Saigô · Reiko Ohara · Yoshio Harada · Etsuko Shihomi · Kentarô Kudô · Hideo Murota · Mayumi Asano · Hiroyuki Sanada · Ichirô Nakatani · Tetsurô Tanba · Toshirô Mifune
Soundtrack Toshiaki Tsushima
Screenplay Kinji Fukasaku · Hirô Matsuda · Tatsuo Nogami
Cinematography Toru Nakajima
Original title Yagyû ichizoku no inbô (The Shogun's Samurai)
Also known as Yagyu Clan Conspiracy
6.8
83 votes (FilmAffinity)
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