The Great Killing1964
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.
- Released
- 3. 6. 1964
- Runtime
- 118 min
- Genres
- Action, Drama
- Certification
- NO
- Country, language
- JP · JA
- Community rating
- 7.5 · 22 votes