The Great Killing
Heaven has no swords.
1964-06-03 | 118 minutes
Plot Summary
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.
Cast
Recommendations
Similar Movies
-
Lady Vengeance and the 47 Ronin
-
Shadow Warrior of Nobunaga Oda
-
Merrill's Marauders
-
Tenchu!
-
Sleepy Eyes of Death 14: Fylfot Swordplay
-
Athadu
-
Not in Textbooks 5
-
Dear Etranger
-
Enter the Void
-
The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity
-
The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer
-
Shogun's Samurai
-
The Three Sisters of Tenmasou Inn
-
The Hidden Blade
-
Life: Untitled
-
Crying Out Love in the Center of the World
-
The Ambitious
-
(Ab)normal Desire
-
10 Promises to My Dog
-
Dead or Alive: Final