Plot to overthrow the Shogunate by corrupt and hapless samurai
A coup against the Head Elder of the Shogunate Sakai Uta no kami is foiled. The lower samurai involved talk about how they don’t earn enough to eat and support their families and blame the corruption of the Shogunate and the Head Elder. Most of the conspirators were rounded up and tortured. One of the masterminds turned out to be a coward and reveals those involved. In the middle of everything was Jimbo a shogunate bodyguard who wasn’t even involved, but he was rounded up and his wife murdered. He decides to join in. Thus is the plot of The Great Killing.<br /><br />There is one giant sword battle at the end, but that’s actually secondary to the plot.<br /><br />The movie focuses upon the frustration of the plotters as some are arrested while others are on the run. The standout character doesn’t turn out to be them or Jimbo but rather Miss Miya who repeatedly gives up her body because she believes in the plot so much. The men think they are the righteous but their abuse of Miya show that they are no better.<br /><br />Overall the film is a condemnation of the samurai. The lords that ran the Shogunate were corrupt and didn’t care about the common people. Those that were opposed to the rulers were simple minded believing assassinating a single high official would change the Shogunate system. This was feudal Japan which was authoritarian and had a strict social system where few people could change their lot.<br />C
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 {"MPAA rating": "NR (Not Rated)", "Product Dimensions": "0.7 x 7.5 x 5.4 inches; 2.72 Ounces", "Media Format": "Multiple Formats, Black & White, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen", "Run time": "1 hour and 58 minutes", "Release date": "July 3, 2012", "Actors": "Various", "Subtitles": "English", "Studio": "Animeigo", "Number of discs": "1"}

Here is a brief synopsis of the title : The Great Killing (aka The Great Duel) A Shogunate Elder plots 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. Now Yamaga and his few remaining swordsmen must battle through hundreds of guards in order to kill Tsunashige. He will need all of his wits to devise a strategy that provides even a glimmer of hope!.