Rent Shogun's Samurai (1978)
3.5 of 5 from 54 ratings
2h 10min
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- Synopsis:
- During the Edo period, shogun Hidetada Tokugawa is killed, poisoned by an unknown assailant In the aftermath of his death, a vicious power struggle breaks out between his two sons Tadanaga (Teruhiko Saigo) and lemitsu (Hiroki Matsukata), who is suspected of having arranged his father's murder. As the conflict between the two brothers intensifies, the cunning and ruthless head of the Yagyu Clan (Yorozuya) orchestrates events behind-the-scenes to strengthen the position of his chosen successor.
- Actors:
- Kinnosuke Nakamura, Shin'ichi Chiba, Hiroki Matsukata, Teruhiko Saigô, Reiko Ôhara, Yoshio Harada, Etsuko Shiomi, Kentarô Kudô, Jirô Yabuki, Hideo Murota, Mayumi Asano, Hiroyuki Sanada, Ichirô Nakatani, Tetsurô Tanba, Etsushi Takahashi, Isao Natsuyagi, Mikio Narita, Sanae Nakahara, Nobuo Kaneko, Shinsuke Ashida
- Directors:
- Kinji Fukasaku
- Writers:
- Kinji Fukasaku, Hirô Matsuda, Tatsuo Nogami
- Aka:
- Yagyû ichizoku no inbô / Yagyu Clan Conspiracy
- Studio:
- Eureka
- Genres:
- Action & Adventure, Classics, Drama
- Countries:
- Japan
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 17/11/2025
- Run Time:
- 130 minutes
- Languages:
- Japanese LPCM Mono
- Subtitles:
- English
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 2.35:1
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- Echoes of the Present: Kinji Fukasaku's Jidaigeki Cinema - new video essay by Japanese cinema expert Joe Hickinbottom
- Original theatrical trailers
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Reviews (1) of Shogun's Samurai
A mediocre samurai film. - Shogun's Samurai review by CP Customer
Shogun's Samurai is very much mediocre samurai film which is more political in theme than action packed, with a story very much like a Shakespeare play. Even for fans of Japanese cinema I would give this a miss.
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