Shogun's Samurai

Name: Shogun's Samurai
Genre: Drama, Action, Adventure
Released: 1978-01-21
Duration: 130 min
Rating: 7.0

2h 10m Japanese

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Shogun's Samurai

2h 10m Japanese

★ #27,971 Drama Action Adventure

#martial arts #samurai #shogun

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.

Director Kinji Fukasaku

Screenplay Kinji Fukasaku Screenplay Hirō Matsuda Screenplay Tatsuo Nogami