The read
A Balasaur Score of 71 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 7.1/10.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
48 audience votes
Key crew
- Kinji FukasakuScreenplay
- Tatsuo NogamiScreenplay
- Hirō MatsudaScreenplay
- Kinji FukasakuDirector
- Toshiaki TsushimaOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Kinnosuke NakamuraYagyu Tajima
- Sonny ChibaJûbê Yagyû
- Hiroki MatsukataIemitsu Tokugawa (Older Prince)
- Teruhiko SaigōTadanaga Tokugawa (Younger Prince)
- Reiko ŌharaOkuni (Singer)
- Yoshio HaradaSanza Nagoya (Flute Player)
- Isao NatsuyagiShozaemon Bekki
- Mikio NaritaAyamaro Karasumasu
- Toshirō MifuneYoshinao Tokugawa
- Hiroyuki SanadaHayate
- Etsuko ShihomiYagyu Akane
- Kentaro KudoYagyu Matajuro
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