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.
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.
Top Cast
Kinnosuke Nakamura
Character: Yagyu Tajima
Sonny Chiba
Character: Jûbê Yagyû
Hiroki Matsukata
Character: Iemitsu Tokugawa (Older Prince)
Teruhiko Saigō
Character: Tadanaga Tokugawa (Younger Prince)
Reiko Ōhara
Character: Okuni (Singer)
Yoshio Harada
Character: Sanza Nagoya (Flute Player)
Isao Natsuyagi
Character: Shozaemon Bekki
Mikio Narita
Character: Ayamaro Karasumasu
Toshirō Mifune
Character: Yoshinao Tokugawa
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