The Great KillingMovie
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.
About The Great Killing
The Great Killing is a 1964 action, drama movie directed by Eiichi Kudō.
The production information lists a runtime of 1h 58m, production credits from Japan, an original language code of JA.
The credited cast includes Tōru Abe, Mikijiro Hira, Yoshio Inaba, Chiezo Kataoka. The synopsis above summarizes the central premise without adding details beyond the available title information.
