Shogun's Samurai: The Yagyu Clan Conspiracy
Seen it?1978 | 130 min | Action, Drama, Adventure
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With soft box office and little lasting buzz, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for action fans. If you loved Beast or Escape from New York, start here.
- The mood
- Exciting.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 2 hr 10 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in Japanese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
- Made in 1978: an older pace and style.
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.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsWeak
0 wins and 2 nominations from smaller awards and festivals
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 15K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Kinji Fukasaku
- Kinnosuke NakamuraYagyu Tajima
- Sonny ChibaJûbê Yagyû
- Hiroki MatsukataIemitsu Tokugawa (Older Prince)
- Teruhiko SaigōTadanaga Tokugawa (Younger Prince)
- Reiko ŌharaOkuni (Singer)
- Yoshio HaradaSanza Nagoya (Flute Player)
- Isao NatsuyagiShozaemon Bekki
- Mikio NaritaAyamaro Karasumasu
- Toshirō MifuneYoshinao Tokugawa
- Hiroyuki SanadaHayate