Shogun's Samurai
柳生一族の陰謀
Release: 1978-01-21
·Runtime: 130m
·★ 7.0
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.
Production Countries
Japan
Production Companies
Toei Company
Trailers & Videos
Cast
Nobuo Kaneko
Shinsuke Ashida
as Chamberlain Doi
Reiko Ōhara
as Okuni (Singer)
Yoshio Harada
as Sanza Nagoya (Flute Player)
Isuzu Yamada
as Oeyo
Harumi Sone
as Ronin
Sonny Chiba
as Jûbê Yagyû
Hiroki Matsukata
as Iemitsu Tokugawa (Older Prince)
Mikio Narita
as Ayamaro Karasumasu
Tetsuro Tamba
as Ogasawara Gensinsai
Sanae Nakahara
as Lady Kusaga
Seizō Fukumoto
as Yukinojo Gensinsai
Nenji Kobayashi
as Scarred Ronin
Kinnosuke Nakamura
as Yagyu Tajima
Teruhiko Saigō
as Tadanaga Tokugawa (Younger Prince)
Hiroyuki Sanada
as Hayate
Etsuko Shihomi
as Yagyu Akane
Kentaro Kudo
as Yagyu Matajuro
Etsushi Takahashi
as Matsudaira Izu
Sen Yano
Isao Natsuyagi
as Shozaemon Bekki
Toshirō Mifune
as Yoshinao Tokugawa
Jirô Chiba
as Yagyu Samon
Hideo Murota
as Sagenta Nogero
Ichirō Nakatani
as Gyobu Amano
