Shogun's Samurai

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

January 21, 1978

Original language

Japanese

Spoken languages

Japanese

Countries

Japan

Production

Toei Company

Cast

Toshirō Mifune,Yoshio Harada,Kinnosuke Nakamura,Isao Natsuyagi,Sonny Chiba,Sen Yano,Nenji Kobayashi,Jirô Chiba,Kentaro Kudo,Tetsuro Tambaand 16 more

Director

Kinji Fukasaku

Writer

Hirō Matsuda,Kinji Fukasaku,Tatsuo Nogami

Cinematography

Tôru Nakajima

Music

Toshiaki Tsushima

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0078513