The Great Killing
“Heaven has no swords.”
7.5
Rating
(20 votes)
1h 58m
Runtime
1964
Released
4
Popularity
Overview
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.
Status
Released
Original Title
大殺陣
Release Date
1964-06-03
Languages
Japanese
Directors
Writers
Kaneo IkegamiWriter
