The Great Duel

The Great Duel

118 mins | Drama, Action | June 3, 1964

A cynical samurai is left as the sole survivor to fulfil a plot to assassinate the puppet of a villain intent on usurping the shogunate in the 17th century. A Shogunate Elder connives to rule Japan by making his puppet, the Shogun's brother Tsunashige, the next Shogun. The best strategist in Japan, Yamaga, leads a plot to stop the Elder, but his cabal is betrayed and most of the conspirators are captured and tortured.

The Great Duel

118 mins | Drama, Action | June 3, 1964

The Great Duel
A cynical samurai is left as the sole survivor to fulfil a plot to assassinate the puppet of a villain intent on usurping the shogunate in the 17th century. A Shogunate Elder connives to rule Japan by making his puppet, the Shogun's brother Tsunashige, the next Shogun. The best strategist in Japan, Yamaga, leads a plot to stop the Elder, but his cabal is betrayed and most of the conspirators are captured and tortured.
IMDb rating 7.3
Producers Toei Company, Ltd.
Original title 大殺陣
Directors Tatsuo Honda, Eiichi Kudo
Writers Norimichi Matsudaira, Kaneo Ikegami

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