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Shogun's Samurai (1978)

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.
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Kinji Fukasaku profile
Kinji Fukasaku

Director

Hiro Matsuda profile
Hiro Matsuda

Screenplay

Cast

Kinnosuke Nakamura profile
Kinnosuke Nakamura

Yagyu Tajima

Sonny Chiba profile
Sonny Chiba

Jûbê Yagyû

Hiroki Matsukata profile
Hiroki Matsukata

Iemitsu Tokugawa (Older Prince)

Teruhiko Saigō profile
Teruhiko Saigō

Tadanaga Tokugawa (Younger Prince)

Reiko Ōhara profile
Reiko Ōhara

Okuni (Singer)

Yoshio Harada profile
Yoshio Harada

Sanza Nagoya (Flute Player)

Isao Natsuyagi profile
Isao Natsuyagi

Shozaemon Bekki

Mikio Narita profile
Mikio Narita

Ayamaro Karasumasu

Toshirō Mifune profile
Toshirō Mifune

Yoshinao Tokugawa

Hiroyuki Sanada profile
Hiroyuki Sanada

Hayate

Etsuko Shihomi profile
Etsuko Shihomi

Yagyu Akane

Kentaro Kudo profile
Kentaro Kudo

Yagyu Matajuro

Kinnosuke Nakamura profile
Kinnosuke Nakamura

Yagyu Tajima

Sonny Chiba profile
Sonny Chiba

Jûbê Yagyû

Hiroki Matsukata profile
Hiroki Matsukata

Iemitsu Tokugawa (Older Prince)

Teruhiko Saigō profile
Teruhiko Saigō

Tadanaga Tokugawa (Younger Prince)

Reiko Ōhara profile
Reiko Ōhara

Okuni (Singer)

Yoshio Harada profile
Yoshio Harada

Sanza Nagoya (Flute Player)

Isao Natsuyagi profile
Isao Natsuyagi

Shozaemon Bekki

Mikio Narita profile
Mikio Narita

Ayamaro Karasumasu

Toshirō Mifune profile
Toshirō Mifune

Yoshinao Tokugawa

Hiroyuki Sanada profile
Hiroyuki Sanada

Hayate

Etsuko Shihomi profile
Etsuko Shihomi

Yagyu Akane

Kentaro Kudo profile
Kentaro Kudo

Yagyu Matajuro

Extra

Release Date

January 21, 1978

Original Language

Japanese

Budget

$0.00

Production Company

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