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Shogun's Samurai

71 %|Jan 21, 1978|Action, Drama, Adventure

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.

Featured Crew

Kinji Fukasaku
Director
Norimichi Igawa
Art Direction
Toshiaki Tsushima
Original Music Composer
Tôru Nakajima
Director of Photography
Hiro Matsuda
Screenplay
Kinji Fukasaku
Screenplay
Tatsuo Nogami
Screenplay
Kôzaburô Kitaguchi
Lighting Technician

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Cast

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Kinnosuke Nakamura
Yagyu Tajima
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Sonny Chiba
Jûbê Yagyû
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Hiroki Matsukata
Iemitsu Tokugawa (Older Prince)
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Teruhiko Saigō
Tadanaga Tokugawa (Younger Prince)
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Reiko Ōhara
Okuni (Singer)
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Yoshio Harada
Sanza Nagoya (Flute Player)
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Isao Natsuyagi
Shozaemon Bekki
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Mikio Narita
Ayamaro Karasumasu
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Toshirō Mifune
Lord of Owari
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Etsuko Shihomi
Yagyu Akane
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Kentaro Kudo
Yagyu Matajuro
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Jirô Chiba
Yagyu Samon
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Hideo Murota
Sagenta Nogero
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Ichirō Nakatani
Gyobu Amano
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Tetsurō Tamba
Ogasawara Gensinsai
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Etsushi Takahashi
Matsudaira Izu
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Sanae Nakahara
Lady Kusaga
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Shinsuke Ashida
Chamberlain Doi
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Seizō Fukumoto
Yukinojo Gensinsai
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Nenji Kobayashi
Scarred Ronin