

The Great Killing
Heaven has no swords.
7.3(25)19641h 58m1
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.
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- Language
- Japanese
- japan
- samurai
- assassination
- conspiracy
- jidaigeki
- edo period
- chanbara
- 17th century
- bushi
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- PhysicalDVD3 Jul 2012
JapanJP
- Theatrical3 Jun 1964
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The Great Killing was released on 3 June 1964.
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