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Shogun's Samurai
Shogun's Samurai

Shogun's Samurai

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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.

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Budget

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Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Runtime

130 mins

Rating

7/10

Release Date

21 January 1978

Country

Japan

Cast

Kinnosuke Nakamura

Kinnosuke Nakamura

Yagyu Tajima

Sonny Chiba

Sonny Chiba

Jûbê Yagyû

Hiroki Matsukata

Hiroki Matsukata

Iemitsu Tokugawa (Older Prince)

Teruhiko Saigō

Teruhiko Saigō

Tadanaga Tokugawa (Younger Prince)

Reiko Ōhara

Reiko Ōhara

Okuni (Singer)

Yoshio Harada

Yoshio Harada

Sanza Nagoya (Flute Player)

Isao Natsuyagi

Isao Natsuyagi

Shozaemon Bekki

Mikio Narita

Mikio Narita

Ayamaro Karasumasu

Toshirō Mifune

Toshirō Mifune

Yoshinao Tokugawa

Hiroyuki Sanada

Hiroyuki Sanada

Hayate

Etsuko Shihomi

Etsuko Shihomi

Yagyu Akane

Kentaro Kudo

Kentaro Kudo

Yagyu Matajuro

Jirô Chiba

Jirô Chiba

Yagyu Samon

Hideo Murota

Hideo Murota

Sagenta Nogero

Mayumi Asano

Mayumi Asano

Mon

Ichirō Nakatani

Ichirō Nakatani

Gyobu Amano

Tetsuro Tamba

Tetsuro Tamba

Ogasawara Gensinsai

Etsushi Takahashi

Etsushi Takahashi

Matsudaira Izu

Sanae Nakahara

Sanae Nakahara

Lady Kusaga

Nobuo Kaneko

Nobuo Kaneko

Shinsuke Ashida

Shinsuke Ashida

Chamberlain Doi

Isuzu Yamada

Isuzu Yamada

Oeyo

Seizō Fukumoto

Seizō Fukumoto

Yukinojo Gensinsai

Nenji Kobayashi

Nenji Kobayashi

Scarred Ronin

Harumi Sone

Harumi Sone

Ronin

Sen Yano

Sen Yano

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