Shogun's Samurai
1978 · 130 MIN · IMDB 7.1 · 1,723 VOTES · DIR. Kinji Fukasaku
Overview
Following the death of the second Tokugawa shogun, it is revealed that he was poisoned by retainers of his son Iemitsu in hopes of gaining him the shogunate despite the stammer and birthmark which undermine his respect. Iemitsu and his brother Tadanaga become bitter rivals for the shogunate, and the land is split into factions, eventually erupting into warfare. Iemitsu's mentor, his fencing instructor Yagyu, is fixated upon securing Iemitsu the shogunate and ends up betraying everyone, even his own family, in pursuit of the goal.
Dialogue Timeline — 485 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:00:21 I've been looking for you. Here you are.
00:02:14 Definitely.
00:04:03 I request this, Your Majesty:
00:06:52 An awful rumor!
00:08:37 Let's ask the Lord of Owari to dissuade Prince Iemitsu.
00:09:57 Good. Issue orders to leave for Kyoto.
00:11:20 - No. - But...
00:12:51 These are the words of Prince Tadanaga.
00:16:41 Hold your fire. Hold your fire.
00:19:57 I'm Sanjo.
00:22:27 Return to the castle immediately.
00:23:48 Why the armor?
00:24:51 don't hasten to die.
00:26:58 If you want to punish me, come out and kill me!
00:28:34 and waited for news of their reward
00:30:47 the lord of Owari invited me to dance here.
00:32:49 We had nothing to do with him.
00:34:48 Who can tell good from evil in this complicated world?
00:37:20 I wonder what he was thinking when he signed it.
00:41:09 Did you kill the woman?
00:48:03 Ask Matajuro, he was in command.
00:51:44 Who are you?
00:55:01 This can't be true!
00:57:05 causing the reigning Shoguns to tremble with fear.
Cast & Characters
Kinnosuke Nakamura
Yagyu Tajima-no-Kami Munenori
Shin'ichi Chiba
Yagyû Jûbê
Hiroki Matsukata
Tokugawa Iemitsu (Older Prince)
Teruhiko Saigô
Tokugawa Tadanaga (Younger Prince)
Reiko Ôhara
Okuni (Singer)
Yoshio Harada
Sanza Nagoya (Flute Player)
Etsuko Shihomi
Yagyu Akane (Yagyu Sister)
Kentarô Kudô
Yagyu Matajuro (Yagyu Brother)
Jirô Yabuki
Yagyu Samon (Yagyu Brother)
Hideo Murota
Sagenta Nogero (Leader of Negoro Clan)
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed485
Dialogue density3.7 lines / min
First line00:00:21
Final line00:57:05
Production Record
DirectorKinji Fukasaku
LanguageJapanese
IMDb votes1,723