Released:
1991-07-19

Overview:
From all over Japan, the greatest warriors: Yagyu Jubei, Miyamoto Musashi, Araki Mataemon, and more came to test their blades in a tournament of swords. But behind the match a bloodthirsty plot is born. Tokugawa Yorinobu, a corrupt shogunate official plans to assassinate Shogun Iemitsu and take his place. With scheming samurai Yui Shosetsu and ruthless Negoro ninja leader Genyusai, he plans to incite a ronin uprising and cut a bloody trail across Japan, with terrifying Chinese gunboats to back his play. Matsudaira Izu-no-kami, councilor and friend to the shogun, along with master swordsman Yagyu Jubei and ninja master Hanzo Hattori must stop Yui Shosetsu and his army of ronin and ninja assassins from tearing the country in half and taking over the government!

Director:
Kōsei Saitō

Runtime:
2h 45min

Genre:
Action, Adventure, Drama, History, TV Movie

• Cast:
• 
  Kōtarō Satomi
  as
  Izunokami Nobutsuna Matsudaira
• 
  Takaaki Enoki
  as
  Chuya Marubashi
• 
  Yumi Takigawa
  as
  Sawa
• 
  Misa Shimizu
  as
  Princess Kichi
• 
  Jun Miho
  as
  Yae