The Shogun's Samurai
- Original title
- Yagyû ichizoku no inbô (The Shogun's Samurai)aka
- AKA
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- Yagyu Clan Conspiracy
- Year
- 1978
- Running time
- 130 min.
- Country
- Japan
- Director
- Screenwriter
- Cast
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- Kinnosuke Nakamura
- Sonny Chiba
- Hiroki Matsukata
- Teruhiko Saigô
- Reiko Ohara
- Yoshio Harada
- Etsuko Shihomi
- Kentarô Kudô
- Hideo Murota
- Mayumi Asano
- Hiroyuki Sanada
- Ichirô Nakatani
- Tetsurô Tanba
- Toshirô Mifune
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- Music
- Cinematography
- Producer
- Genre
- Action. Adventure. Drama | Feudal Japan. 16th Century. Samurai
- Synopsis
- 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...
- Awards
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1979: Premios de la Academia Japonesa: 5 nominations
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