Shogun's Samurai: The Yagyu Clan Conspiracy (1978)

Name: Shogun's Samurai: The Yagyu Clan Conspiracy
Director: Kinji Fukasaku
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama
Released: 1978
Duration: 2 h 10 min
Rating: 7
Cast: Etsuko Shihomi, Hideo Murota, Hiroki Matsukata, Hiroyuki Sanada, Isao Natsuyagi

Original Title: 柳生一族の陰謀

Action Adventure Drama

7.0 (49 votes)

2h 10m

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

Director: Kinji Fukasaku
Writer: Kinji Fukasaku, Tatsuo Nogami, Hirō Matsuda
Original Language: Japanese
Budget: N/A

Cast

Etsuko Shihomi Hideo Murota Hiroki Matsukata Hiroyuki Sanada Isao Natsuyagi Jirô Chiba Kentaro Kudo Kinnosuke Nakamura Mayumi Asano Mikio Narita Reiko Ōhara Sonny Chiba Teruhiko Saigō Toshirō Mifune Yoshio Harada