Shogun's Samurai

Jan 21, 1978

2h 10m

★ 7.0

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.

Genres

Action

Drama

Adventure

Production Companies

Toei Company

Shogun's Samurai Trailers

Cast

Yagyu Tajima

Kinnosuke Nakamura

Jûbê Yagyû

Sonny Chiba

Iemitsu Tokugawa (Older Prince)

Hiroki Matsukata

Tadanaga Tokugawa (Younger Prince)

Teruhiko Saigō

Okuni (Singer)

Reiko Ōhara

Sanza Nagoya (Flute Player)

Yoshio Harada

Shozaemon Bekki

Isao Natsuyagi

Ayamaro Karasumasu

Mikio Narita

Yoshinao Tokugawa

Toshirō Mifune

Hayate

Hiroyuki Sanada

Yagyu Akane

Etsuko Shihomi

Yagyu Matajuro

Kentaro Kudo

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