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.

  • Genre: Action, Drama
  • Release Date: 1964-06-03
  • Runtime: 118 min
  • Country: Japan
  • Language: Japanese
  • Status: Released
  • IMDb Rating: 7.5
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