Dai satsujin

Jun 3 1964 Not Rated 1h 58m
Action, Drama

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.

Plot

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.

Written by

Kaneo Ikegami

Directed by

Eiichi Kudô

Cast

Takayuki Akutagawa, Kôtarô Satomi, Chôichirô Kawarasaki

Crew

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Production Countries

Japan

Production Companies

Toei Company

Languages

Awards

N/A

Scores
# of Votes
428
Average Rating
7.3 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA