Tale of intrigue drama betrayal and action for control of the Shogunate
Shogun’s Samurai is a Japanese period piece taking place during the early Tokugawa rein over the country.<br /><br />It begins with the Shogun Hidetada dying suddenly. That created divisions in the royal court over who should succeed him. His oldest son Iemitsu (Hiroki Matsuakata) was the first choice, but his father disliked him, he had a large birthmark on his face, and he had a stammer which did not create confidence in him. That opened the door to the second son Tadanaga (Teruhiko Saigo) to assume power. Hidetada’s wife Oeyo (Isuzu Yamada) backed him, and gained the favor of several powerful men, but there was another faction backing Iemitsu. The royal court on the other hand wanted to see the Tokugawa’s rip themselves apart so that they might take over. The subtitle of the film, the Yagyu Clan Conspiracy comes from Tajima Yagyu (Kinnosuke Yorozuya), a sword master who was the teacher of Iemitsu, who helps launch a plot, along with Izu-no-kami Matsudaira (Etsushi Takahashi) and Lady Kasuba (Sanae Nakahara), to assure Iemitsu of the Shogunate. This multi-layer plot is what creates the tension in Shogun’s Samurai as the two sides launch a series of traps and betrayals to make sure their side wins.<br /><br />The film involves plenty of action along with intrigue. For example, there are ninjas in two of the first couple scenes. Ronin, masterless samurai begin joining the two sides hoping for war, and there are several assassination attempts.<br /><br />Sonny Chiba is also a supporting character playing Jubei, part of the Yagyu clan, and Toshiro Mifune as Lord Owari the uncle to the two Tokugawa princes, is part of the faction that supports Tadanaga.<br /><br />This was one of the last great epic Japanese films before everything started coming apart in the 1980s.<br />C
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Here is a brief synopsis of the title : Following the death of the Shogunate, it becomes evident that his death was no accident. He was poisoned because he wanted his eldest son to be heir to his throne. A war between the eldest and his younger brother erupts. Warriors take to each side swearing devotion to the prospective lords. The plot to pit brother against brother is secretly being controlled by the Yagyu Family, a group of warriors highly skilled in swordsmanship. A group of Imperial nobles are also secretly pulling the strings of the plot, hoping to weaken the Shogunate and restore power to the Emperor. This epic film of greed and power stars some of the biggest names in Japanese Cinema, including Sonny Chiba, Hiroyuki Sanada, Tetsuro Tanba, Toshiro Mifune and more! Directed by Kinji Fukasaku..