The Great Killing

The Great Killing

1964
1h 58m
7.5

7.5/10

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"Heaven has no swords."

Overview

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.

Status: Released

Language: JA

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Production Information

Production Companies
Toei Company
Production Countries
Japan
Spoken Languages
Japanese

Quick Facts

Original Title 大殺陣
Release Date June 3, 1964
Status Released
Language JA
IMDb ID tt0186939

Cast

Tōru Abe
Tōru Abe

Mikijiro Hira
Mikijiro Hira

Yoshio Inaba
Yoshio Inaba

Chiezo Kataoka
Chiezo Kataoka

Chōichirō Kawarasaki
Chōichirō Kawarasaki

Nami Munakata
Nami Munakata

Kōtarō Satomi
Kōtarō Satomi

Minoru Ōki
Minoru Ōki

Shirō Ōsaka
Shirō Ōsaka

Hideo Sunazuka
Hideo Sunazuka

Rinichi Yamamoto
Rinichi Yamamoto

Kōshirō Harada
Kōshirō Harada

Key Crew

Eiichi Kudō
Director
Kaneo Ikegami
Writer