Yagyu Clan Conspiracy
Yagyû ichizoku no inbô
1978, Film, 130 min, Action, Adventure, Drama, Japanese, Japan, MoviePedia score 67
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.
Directed by Kinji Fukasaku
Cast
- Kinnosuke Nakamura as Yagyu Tajima-no-Kami Munenori
- Shin'ichi Chiba as Yagyû Jûbê
- Hiroki Matsukata as Tokugawa Iemitsu (Older Prince)
- Teruhiko Saigō as Tokugawa Tadanaga (Younger Prince)
- Reiko Ôhara as Okuni (Singer)
- Yoshio Harada as Sanza Nagoya (Flute Player)
- Etsuko Shihomi as Yagyu Akane (Yagyu Sister)
- Kentarô Kudô as Yagyu Matajuro (Yagyu Brother)
- Jirô Yabuki as Yagyu Samon (Yagyu Brother)
- Hideo Murota as Sagenta Nogero (Leader of Negoro Clan)
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