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Shogun's Samurai (1978)

★ 6.9/10 130 min Action, Drama, Adventure Japan Japanese
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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.

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Kinnosuke Nakamura
Kinnosuke Nakamura Yagyu Tajima
Sonny Chiba
Sonny Chiba Jûbê Yagyû
Hiroki Matsukata
Hiroki Matsukata Iemitsu Tokugawa (Older Prince)
Teruhiko Saigō
Teruhiko Saigō Tadanaga Tokugawa (Younger Prince)
Reiko Ōhara
Reiko Ōhara Okuni (Singer)
Yoshio Harada
Yoshio Harada Sanza Nagoya (Flute Player)
Isao Natsuyagi
Isao Natsuyagi Shozaemon Bekki
Mikio Narita
Mikio Narita Ayamaro Karasumasu

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