Shogun's Samurai

Shogun's Samurai

130 mins | Drama, Action, Adventure | Jan. 21, 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.

Shogun's Samurai

130 mins | Drama, Action, Adventure | Jan. 21, 1978

Shogun's Samurai
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.
IMDb rating 7.1
Producers Toei Company, Ltd.
Original title 柳生一族の陰謀
Directors Kinji Fukasaku
Writers Tatsuo Nogami, Hirô Matsuda, Kinji Fukasaku

Cast

Kinnosuke Nakamura

as Yagyu Tajima

Shin'ichi Chiba

as Jûbê Yagyû

Hiroki Matsukata

as Iemitsu Tokugawa (Older Prince)

Teruhiko Saigō

as Tadanaga Tokugawa (Younger Prince)

Reiko Ōhara

as Okuni (Singer)

Yoshio Harada

as Sanza Nagoya (Flute Player)

Isao Natsuyagi

as Shozaemon Bekki

Mikio Narita

as Ayamaro Karasumasu

Toshirō Mifune

as Lord of Owari

Hiroyuki Sanada

as Hayate

Etsuko Shihomi

as Yagyu Akane

Kentaro Kudo

as Yagyu Matajuro

Jirô Chiba

as Yagyu Samon

Hideo Murota

as Sagenta Nogero

Mayumi Asano

as Mon

Ichirô Nakatani

as Gyobu Amano

Tetsurō Tamba

as Ogasawara Gensinsai

Etsushi Takahashi

as Matsudaira Izu

Sanae Nakahara

as Lady Kusaga

Shinsuke Ashida

as Chamberlain Doi

Isuzu Yamada

as Oeyo

Seizô Fukumoto

as Yukinojo Gensinsai

Nenji Kobayashi

as Scarred Ronin

Harumi Sone

as Ronin