The Great Killing (1964)

1h 58m · 3 Jun 1964

Heaven has no swords.

Action Drama

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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.

Movie ID	90860
Genre	Action, Drama
Director	Eiichi Kudō
Main cast	Tōru Abe, Mikijiro Hira, Yoshio Inaba, Chiezo Kataoka, Chōichirō Kawarasaki, Nami Munakata, Kōtarō Satomi, Minoru Ōki
Release date	3 June 1964
Release year	1964
Language	Japanese
Duration	118 min (1h 58m)
Rating	7.3 / 10 (TMDB)
Production house	Toei Company