The Great Killing
大殺陣
Release: 1964-06-03
·Runtime: 118m
·★ 7.5
Action
Drama
A cynical samurai is left as the sole survivor to fulfill 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.
Production Countries
Japan
Production Companies
Toei Company
