The Great Killing (1964) — action, drama film. Directed by Eiichi Kudō. Starring Tōru Abe, Mikijiro Hira, Yoshio Inaba, Chiezo Kataoka.
Action, Drama · 7.3/10 · 118 min · 1964
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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