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The Great Killing

📅 6/3/1964⏱️ 118 minutes7.3/10

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.

Release Date

June 3, 1964

Runtime

118 minutes

Rating

7.3/10(25 votes)

Status

Released

Genres

ActionDrama

Cast

Content Source

Data provided by The Movie Database (TMDB).