Shogun's Samurai: The Yagyu Clan Conspiracy (1978)

Plot Summary

Following the death of the second Tokugawa shogun, it is revealed that he was poisoned by retainers of his son Iemitsu in hopes of gaining him the shogunate despite the stammer and birthmark which undermine his respect. Iemitsu and his brother Tadanaga become bitter rivals for the shogunate, and the land is split into factions, eventually erupting into warfare. Iemitsu's mentor, his fencing instructor Yagyu, is fixated upon securing Iemitsu the shogunate and ends up betraying everyone, even his own family, in pursuit of the goal.

Full Cast & Characters

Kinnosuke Nakamura

Yagyu Tajima

Sonny Chiba

Jûbê Yagyû

Hiroki Matsukata

Iemitsu Tokugawa (Older Prince)

Teruhiko Saigō

Tadanaga Tokugawa (Younger Prince)

Reiko Ōhara

Okuni (Singer)

Yoshio Harada

Sanza Nagoya (Flute Player)

Isao Natsuyagi

Shozaemon Bekki

Mikio Narita

Ayamaro Karasumasu

Toshirō Mifune

Yoshinao Tokugawa

Hiroyuki Sanada

Hayate

Etsuko Shihomi

Yagyu Akane

Kentaro Kudo

Yagyu Matajuro

Director & Crew

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