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Shogun's Samurai: The Yagyu Clan Conspiracy

1978 · 2h 10m · Action, Drama, Adventure

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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Cast

• Kinnosuke Nakamura as Yagyu Tajima
• Sonny 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 Yoshinao Tokugawa
• Hiroyuki Sanada as Hayate
• Etsuko Shihomi as Yagyu Akane
• Kentaro Kudo as Yagyu Matajuro

Details

Director

Kinji Fukasaku

Released

January 21, 1978

Runtime

2h 10m

Genres

Action, Drama, Adventure

Studio

Toei Company

Status

Released

TMDB score

7.0 / 10 from 49 votes