Shogun's Samurai
130 mins
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.
Kentaro Kudo
Yagyu Matajuro
Mayumi Asano
Mon
Tatsuo Nogami
Screenplay
Isamu Ichida
Editor
Kôzaburô Kitaguchi
Lighting Technician
Tôru Nakajima
Director of Photography
Toshiaki Tsushima
Original Music Composer
Norimichi Igawa
Art Direction