


“Heaven has no swords.”
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.
Director
Eiichi Kudō
Writers
Kaneo Ikegami
Release Date
June 3, 1964
Runtime
1h 58m
Status
Released
Original Language
ja
Vote Count
20
