Shogun's Samurai (1978) — action, adventure, drama film. Directed by Kinji Fukasaku. Starring Kinnosuke Nakamura, Sonny Chiba, Hiroki Matsukata, Teruhiko Saigō. This page maps 6 characters and 4 relationships between them as an interactive character network.
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Mon's path from land-seeking fighter to survivor and witness unfolds within a violent succession struggle.
Action, Adventure, Drama · 7/10 · 130 min · 1978
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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