PickFlick
Shogun's Samurai

Shogun's Samurai

1978•2h 10m•6.9/10
ActionDramaAdventure

Ratings

🎬TMDb
6.9/10(41)

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.

Open in PickFlick

Production

Toei Company

Language

JA

Status

Released

Release Date

Trailers & Videos

Cast

Kinnosuke Nakamura

Kinnosuke Nakamura

Yagyu Tajima

Sonny Chiba

Sonny Chiba

Jûbê Yagyû

Hiroki Matsukata

Hiroki Matsukata

Iemitsu Tokugawa (Older Prince)

Teruhiko Saigō

Teruhiko Saigō

Tadanaga Tokugawa (Younger Prince)

Reiko Ōhara

Reiko Ōhara

Okuni (Singer)

Yoshio Harada

Yoshio Harada

Sanza Nagoya (Flute Player)

Isao Natsuyagi

Isao Natsuyagi

Shozaemon Bekki

Mikio Narita

Mikio Narita

Ayamaro Karasumasu

Toshirō Mifune

Toshirō Mifune

Yoshinao Tokugawa

Hiroyuki Sanada

Hiroyuki Sanada

Hayate

Etsuko Shihomi

Etsuko Shihomi

Yagyu Akane

Kentaro Kudo

Kentaro Kudo

Yagyu Matajuro

Jirô Chiba

Jirô Chiba

Yagyu Samon

Hideo Murota

Hideo Murota

Sagenta Nogero

Mayumi Asano

Mon

Ichirō Nakatani

Ichirō Nakatani

Gyobu Amano

Tetsuro Tamba

Tetsuro Tamba

Ogasawara Gensinsai

Etsushi Takahashi

Etsushi Takahashi

Matsudaira Izu

Sanae Nakahara

Sanae Nakahara

Lady Kusaga

Nobuo Kaneko

Nobuo Kaneko

Recommended

Shogun Assassin

Shogun Assassin

6.9
1980
Movie

A Shogun who grew paranoid as he became senile sent his ninjas to kill his samurai. They failed but did kill the samurai’s wife. The samurai swore to avenge the death of his wife and roams the countryside with his toddler son in search of vengeance.

Shogun Assassin

1980
6.9
Sanshiro Sugata, Part Two

Sanshiro Sugata, Part Two

5.9
1945
Movie

A few years after his breakthrough, Sanshiro resumes his path to judo mastery—testing his discipline against an American prizefighter and later facing vengeful karate brothers. As rival schools and public spectacle push him toward violence, he must reconcile strength with restraint and the true spirit of his art.

Sanshiro Sugata, Part Two

1945
5.9
13 Assassins

13 Assassins

7.4
1963
Movie

A sadistic Daimyo (feudal lord) rapes a woman and murders both her and her husband, but even when one of his own vassals commits suicide to bring attention to the crime, the matter is quickly hushed up. Not only will there be no punishment, but because the Daimyo is the Shogun's younger brother, he will soon be appointed to a high political position from which he could wreak even more havoc. Convinced that the fate of the Shogunate hangs in the balance, a plot is hatched to assassinate the Daimyo. The two most brilliant strategic minds of their generation find themselves pitted against each other; one is tasked to defend a man he despises, and has a small army at his disposal. The other is given a suicide mission, and has 12 brave men. They are the 13 Assassins.

13 Assassins

1963
7.4
Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple

Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple

7.1
1955
Movie

After years on the road establishing his reputation as Japan's greatest fencer, Takezo returns to Kyoto. Otsu waits for him, yet he has come not for her but to challenge the leader of the region's finest school of fencing. To prove his valor and skill, he walks deliberately into ambushes set up by the school's followers.

Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple

1955
7.1
The Sword of Doom

The Sword of Doom

7.7
1966
Movie

Ryunosuke, a gifted swordsman plying his trade during the turbulent final days of Shogunate rule, has no moral code and kills without remorse. It’s a way of life that leads to madness.

The Sword of Doom

1966
7.7
The Challenge

The Challenge

5.8
1982
Movie

Rick, a down-and-out American boxer, is hired to transport a sword to Japan, unaware that the whole thing is a set up in a bitter blood-feud between two brothers, one who follows the traditional path of the samurai and the other a businessman. At the behest of the businessman, Rick undertakes samurai training from the other brother, but joins his cause. He also becomes romantically involved with the samurai's daughter.

The Challenge

1982
5.8
47 Ronin

47 Ronin

6.2
2013
Movie

Kai—an outcast—joins Oishi, the leader of 47 outcast samurai. Together they seek vengeance upon the treacherous overlord who killed their master and banished their kind. To restore honour to their homeland, the warriors embark upon a quest that challenges them with a series of trials that would destroy ordinary warriors.

47 Ronin

2013
6.2
Samurai Reincarnation

Samurai Reincarnation

5.8
1981
Movie

After surviving the slaughter of many Christians 350 years ago, a samurai denounces God for ignoring the pleas of believers. He sells his soul to Satan and receives the power to resurrect the dead to join him in a murderous rampage.

Samurai Reincarnation

1981
5.8
Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance

Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance

7.4
1972
Movie

Official Shogunate executioner Ogami Itto has been framed for disloyalty to the Shogunate by the Yagyu clan, against whom he now is waging a one-man war, along with his infant son, Daigoro.

Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance

1972
7.4
Gintama 2: Rules are Made to Be Broken

Gintama 2: Rules are Made to Be Broken

7.1
2018
Movie

The Yorozuya gang returns to protect the country's shogun when the Shinsengumi police force finds itself in a crisis.

Gintama 2: Rules are Made to Be Broken

2018
7.1
Rurouni Kenshin: The Final

Rurouni Kenshin: The Final

7.7
2021
Movie

In 1879, Kenshin and his allies face their strongest enemy yet: his former brother-in-law Enishi Yukishiro and his minions, who've vowed their revenge.

Rurouni Kenshin: The Final

2021
7.7
Grappler Baki: The Ultimate Fighter

Grappler Baki: The Ultimate Fighter

6.8
1994
Movie

His name is Baki Hanma. No one knows where he came from or where he learned his unique fighting style. When it comes to Karate, Baki Hanma is just plain GOOD. He can defeat an opponent with a single blow and he's taking the Karate Championship by storm. In a prestigious match, he defeats competitor after competitor even though he's totally unknown and barely even ranked. But now he's in for the fight of his life and he may have just met his match. Anything goes and his opponent can rip his nerves out -- literally. If he wins, he's the BEST. If he loses... he's DEAD.

Grappler Baki: The Ultimate Fighter

1994
6.8

Similar Movies

Dojo

Dojo

2023
Movie

Shane Lucas, an ex-Yakuza member and 4th degree black belt in Judo, is hunted down at his local dojo in Los Angeles 1985 by his long-time rival, Elias Da Rosa and his crew members from the same crime family. Shane is threatened to come back to the Yakuza or would suffer the consequence of not.

Dojo

2023
Shaolin vs. Vampire

Shaolin vs. Vampire

4.2
1988
Movie

Gordon Liu plays a stuntman named Daiyu, who is his town's sole vampire non-believer holdout. When his young daughter “adopts” a vampire kid, his viewpoint changes. Daiyu, with help from a female Japanese student, must defend his village against hopping vampires and an evil sorcerer who want their land.

Shaolin vs. Vampire

1988
4.2
Kung Fury

Kung Fury

7.5
2015
Movie

During an unfortunate series of events, a friend of Kung Fury is assassinated by the most dangerous kung fu master criminal of all time, Adolf Hitler, a.k.a Kung Führer. Kung Fury decides to travel back in time to Nazi Germany in order to kill Hitler and end the Nazi empire once and for all.

Kung Fury

2015
7.5
Kill Bill: Vol. 1

Kill Bill: Vol. 1

8.0
2003
Movie

An assassin is shot by her ruthless employer, Bill, and other members of their assassination circle – but she lives to plot her vengeance.

Kill Bill: Vol. 1

2003
8.0
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

7.4
2000
Movie

Two warriors in pursuit of a stolen sword and a notorious fugitive are led to an impetuous, physically-skilled, teenage nobleman's daughter, who is at a crossroads in her life.

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

2000
7.4
Hero

Hero

7.5
2002
Movie

During China's Warring States period, a district prefect arrives at the palace of Qin Shi Huang, claiming to have killed the three assassins who had made an attempt on the king's life three years ago.

Hero

2002
7.5
The Invincible Killer

The Invincible Killer

5.0
1979
Movie

Triad member Michael Chan Wai-man decides to leave his gang and go straight. But this decision doesn't sit well with his gang leader, who sees Chan's actions as a betrayal and decides to frame him for a series of violent murders. Now the ex-gangster must clear his name and stop the violence.

The Invincible Killer

1979
5.0
Master Of Guangdong Hall

Master Of Guangdong Hall

5.5
1983
Movie

The evil Dong Won has unbeatable kicking legs and proudly travels the land proving his expertise. But when a young man loses his foster parent to Won's deadly kick, he seeks out an old drunken master to learn a way to defeat the Master of the Leg.

Master Of Guangdong Hall

1983
5.5
Zatoichi

Zatoichi

7.2
2003
Movie

Blind traveler Zatoichi is a master swordsman and a masseur with a fondness for gambling on dice games. When he arrives in a village torn apart by warring gangs, he sets out to protect the townspeople.

Zatoichi

2003
7.2
Sandong Female Water Seller

Sandong Female Water Seller

5.7
1983
Movie

A village is being oppressed by a four villains lead by chow chung until a beggar comes to town and teaches a young man and woman the 7 star grand mantis style of fighting. They stomp out the gangs businesses and then have to fight them to a finish.

Sandong Female Water Seller

1983
5.7
Duel of Legends

Duel of Legends

2015
Movie

Duel of Legends is directed by Hector Echavarria and is about a Chinese boy who is left to survive by himself because his parents were murdered by rebels. The boy is raised by a Temple Monk who teaches the boy the secrets of the Martial arts. When the child grows up he travels to America were he joins American tournaments in karate where he discovers a dark secret about who actually killed his parents. An action filled martial arts movie with many twist and turns.

Duel of Legends

2015
The Last Samurai

The Last Samurai

7.6
2003
Movie

Nathan Algren is an American hired to instruct the Japanese army in the ways of modern warfare, which finds him learning to respect the samurai and the honorable principles that rule them. Pressed to destroy the samurai's way of life in the name of modernization and open trade, Algren decides to become an ultimate warrior himself and to fight for their right to exist.

The Last Samurai

2003
7.6
PickFlick Assistant
Hi! I'm your PickFlick Assistant. Ask me about movies, TV shows, IPTV sources, or anything about PickFlick.

Powered by CopilotKit