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The Shogun Assassins

The Shogun Assassins

19795.12h 28m

Overview

This is a film about a real person. Sanada Yukimura fought a war against Tokugawa Ieyasu.

Directed by Sadao Nakajima
Written by Kazuo Kasahara, Isao Matsumoto, Yōzō Tanaka
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Top Cast

Hiroki Matsukata

Hiroki Matsukata

Sanada Yukimura

Minori Terada

Minori Terada

Kirigakure Saizo

Teruhiko Aoi

Teruhiko Aoi

Sarutobi Sasuke

Guts Ishimatsu

Guts Ishimatsu

Unno Rokuro

Kinnosuke Nakamura

Kinnosuke Nakamura

Tokugawa Ieyasu

Tetsuro Tamba

Tetsuro Tamba

Kato Kiyomasa

Chiezo Kataoka

Chiezo Kataoka

Sanada Masayuki

Tatsuo Umemiya

Tatsuo Umemiya

Sanada Nobuyuki

Kensaku Morita

Kensaku Morita

Kakei Juzo

Shōhei Hino

Shōhei Hino

Anayama Kosuke

About The Shogun Assassins

The Shogun Assassins is a action, drama film released in 1979. Directed by Sadao Nakajima, it stars Hiroki Matsukata, Minori Terada, Teruhiko Aoi. This is a film about a real person. Sanada Yukimura fought a war against Tokugawa Ieyasu.

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