The Great Killing

The Great Killing (1964)

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

Release Date: 1964-06-03
Status: Released
Run time: 118 min / 1:58
Production Company : Toei Company
Production Country: Japan

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Directing	Eiichi Kudō	Director
Writing	Norimichi Matsudaira	Idea
Writing	Kaneo Ikegami	Writer
Editing	Kozo Horiike	Editor
Art	Jiro Tomita	Production Design
Directing	Tatsuo Honda	Assistant Director
Camera	Osamu Furuya	Director of Photography
Sound	Seiichi Suzuki	Original Music Composer

The Great Killing

Heaven has no swords.

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