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Tokugawa Ieyasu: The Conqueror of Japan

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1992 | 246 min | Drama, History

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Is it for you?

Who'll love it
Made for history buffs.
The mood
Thoughtful and character-driven.
The pace
Unhurried and epic, at 4 hr 6 min.
What might put you off
  • It's long: 4 hr 6 min.
  • It's in Japanese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).

The life story of Japan’s greatest leader, Tokugawa Ieyasu, whose shogunate ruled the nation for almost 300 years has never been told like this before. From the early days as a supporter of Imagawa Yoshimoto, then on to his days with Oda Nobunaga, leading to his wars against and ultimate victory over the Toyotomi to become shogun is a fascinating tale of his military genius coupled with a native intelligence that allowed him to become the last of the great warlords and ultimately the leader of the nation. With great performances from an all-star cast featuring names like Kitaoji Kinya and Takahashi Hideki this is history come to life on the screen.

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Cast & crew

Directed by Toshio Masuda, Yoshiharu Nishigaki

  • Kinya Kitaoji
  • Kyoko Maya
  • Renji Ishibashi
  • Morio Kazama
  • So Yamamura
  • Go Wakabayashi
  • Hideki Takahashi
  • Yoko Minamino
  • Yōko Tsukasa
  • Sachiko Kobayashi