The Great Killing

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.


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Heaven has no swords.

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  • TheTVDB.com Movie ID 57667
  • Status Released
  • Released Worldwide June 3, 1964
  • Content Rating United States of America NR
  • Runtime 118 minutes
  • Genres Action Drama
  • Original Country Japan
  • Original Language English
  • Spoken Languages Japanese
  • Production Company Toei Company, Ltd.
  • Production Countries Japan
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