The Great Killing
First aired on Jun 3, 1964
Runtime: 118 mins
70%
Genres: Action, Drama
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.
Featured Cast: click image to view more
Tōru Abe |
Mikijiro Hira |
Yoshio Inaba |
Chiezo Kataoka |
Chōichirō Kawarasaki |
Nami Munakata |
Featured Crew
Eiichi Kudō | Director
Kaneo Ikegami | Writer
Norimichi Matsudaira | Idea
Seiichi Suzuki | Original Music Composer
Osamu Furuya | Director of Photography
Kozo Horiike | Editor
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