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(Synopsis)
1624, Japan after a lengthy civil war which resulted in the Emperor being marginalized and the Shogun running the Government - the current Shogun has died suddenly leaving the succession in doubt - his eldest son Iemestsu should succeed but he is disfigured and stammers - his more handsome younger son Tadanaga has the backing of most of the powerful Lords. Things get complicated very quickly when it becomes apparent that the Shogun was poisoned at the behest of Iemestsu's main supporter Yagyu (Kinnosuka Nakamaru) - Iemestu is as at first appalled by this but as the country get embroiled in the struggle he realises how much he needs Yagyu's support if he is to become Shogun. Meanwhile the Emperor and his courtiers plot behind the scenes to exploit the chaos and return to power.
Director
Kinji Fukasaku
Cast
Etsuko Shihomi
Etsushi Takahashi
Hiroki Matsukata
Hiroyuki Sanada
Isuzu Yamada
Kinnosuke Nakamura
Reiko Ohara
Seizo Fukumoto
Sen Yano
Sonny Chiba
Teruhiko Saigo
Tetsuro Tamba
Toshiro Mifune
Yoshio Harada
Publisher : HKV
Audio : Japanese
Video : Widescreen
Subtitles : English
Running Time : 130mins
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