The read
The highest scoring of the 2 titles in its series.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb7.4/10
25 audience votes
Key crew
- Eiichi KudōDirector
- Kaneo IkegamiWriter
- Seiichi SuzukiOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Tōru AbeCast
- Mikijiro HiraCast
- Yoshio InabaCast
- Chiezo KataokaCast
- Chōichirō KawarasakiCast
- Nami MunakataCast
- Kōtarō SatomiCast
- Minoru ŌkiCast
- Shirō ŌsakaCast
- Hideo SunazukaCast
- Rinichi YamamotoCast
- Kōshirō HaradaCast
