The Great Killing
Action, Drama
π¬ Critics Choice Nominee
Director
Eiichi KudΕ
Status
Released
Release Date
1964-06-03
Storyline
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.
"Heaven has no swords."
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