The Great Killing

The Great Killing (1964-06-03)

Action | Drama |

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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.

Directed By: Eiichi Kudō

Star Cast: Tōru Abe , Mikijiro Hira , Yoshio Inaba , Chiezo Kataoka ,

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Status: Released
Runtime: 118m
Popularity: 5.5988
Language: ja

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Keywords

japan samurai assassination conspiracy jidaigeki edo period chanbara 17th century bushi 時代劇

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Tōru Abe

Tōru Abe

Mikijiro Hira

Mikijiro Hira

Yoshio Inaba

Yoshio Inaba

Chiezo Kataoka

Chiezo Kataoka

Chōichirō Kawarasaki

Chōichirō Kawarasaki

Nami Munakata

Nami Munakata

Kōtarō Satomi

Kōtarō Satomi

Minoru Ōki

Minoru Ōki

Shirō Ōsaka

Shirō Ōsaka

Hideo Sunazuka

Hideo Sunazuka

Rinichi Yamamoto

Rinichi Yamamoto

Kōshirō Harada

Kōshirō Harada

Yuriko Mishima

Yuriko Mishima

Kayako Sono

Kayako Sono

Shunji Kasuga

Shunji Kasuga

Masahiko Naruse

Masahiko Naruse

Kiyoshi Kachi

Kiyoshi Kachi

Masao Hori

Masao Hori