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.
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- Released
- Production
- Toei Company
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- japan
- samurai
- assassination
- conspiracy
- jidaigeki
- edo period
- chanbara
- 17th century
- bushi
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Top Cast
Tōru Abe as
Yoshio Inaba as
Minoru Ōki as
Top Crew
Eiichi Kudō · Director
Kaneo Ikegami · Writer
Seiichi Suzuki · Composer
Osamu Furuya · Cinematographer
Kozo Horiike · Editor
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