The Great Killing
Heaven has no swords.
7.3
25 votes
1964
1h 58m
Action
Drama
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.
Directed by Eiichi Kudō
Top cast
Details
Status
Released
Release date
June 3, 1964
Budget
—
Revenue
—
Language
Japanese
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