A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Release Date:
June 3, 1964
Original Title:
大殺陣
Alternate Titles:
Dai satsujin
O Grande Atentado
The Great Battle
The Great Killing
The Great Melee
Genres:
Action | Drama
Production Companies:
Toei Company
Production Countries:
Japan
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 118
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.
Assistant Director:
Tatsuo Honda
Director:
Eiichi Kudo
Director of Photography:
Osamu Furuya
Editor:
Kozo Horiike
Idea:
Norimichi Matsudaira
Original Music Composer:
Seiichi Suzuki
Production Design:
Jiro Tomita
Writer:
Kaneo Ikegami
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