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.
Stars: Tōru Abe, Mikijiro Hira, Yoshio Inaba, Chiezō Kataoka, Chōichirō Kawarasaki, Nami Munakata
Crew: Eiichi Kudo (Director), Kaneo Ikegami (Writer), Norimichi Matsudaira (Idea), Seiichi Suzuki (Original Music Composer), Osamu Furuya (Director of Photography), Kozo Horiike (Editor)
Country: Japan
Language: 日本語
Studio: Toei Company
Runtime: 118 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: Jun 03, 1964
IMDb: 3.6
