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The Great Killing
"Heaven has no swords."
1964 • 1h 58m • ★ 7.5 (21 votes) Released
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.
Director
Eiichi Kudō
Writer
Kaneo Ikegami
Rating
7.5
Runtime
118 min
Production
Toei CompanyTop Billed Cast
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Keywords
japansamuraiassassinationconspiracyjidaigekiedo periodchanbara17th centurybushi時代劇
