The Great Killing

1964 1h 58m ★7.3

Action Drama

The Great Killing

“Heaven has no swords.”

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 1h 58m

Country Japan

Language Japanese

Director Eiichi Kudō

Category Action, Drama

Rating 7.3 / 10 (TMDb)

Year 1964