Directed by:
Kinji FukasakuScreenplay:
Kinji FukasakuPlots(1)
A war erupts between two brothers when one is picked over the other to be the shogun. Warriors take to each side swearing devotion to their prospective lords. The plot to pit brother against brother is secretly being controlled by a group of nobles hoping to weaken the power of the Shogunate and restore power to the emperor. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
![Sonny Chiba](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/271/271583_ec919b.jpg)
Sonny Chiba
Japan
Best movies:
![Kinnosuke Yorozuya](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/471/471092_e6a9b2.jpg)
Kinnosuke Yorozuya
Japan
Best movies:
Bushido, Samurai Saga (1963)
Revenge (1964)
Samurai Banners (1969)
Etsuko Shihomi
Japan
Best movies:
The Defensive Power of Aikido (1975)
The Shogun's Samurai (1978)
Karate Bear Fighter (1975)
![Toshirō Mifune](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268053_2ff826.jpg)
Toshirō Mifune
China
Best movies:
Japan's Longest Day (1967)
Seven Samurai (1954)
Samurai Rebellion (1967)
![Hiroyuki Sanada](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/270/270644_3d68d6.jpg)
Hiroyuki Sanada
Japan
Best movies:
Vengeance for Sale (2001)
The Last Samurai (2003)
Avengers: Endgame (2019)
![原田芳雄](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/102/640/102640929_0fc08a.jpg)
原田芳雄
Japan
Best movies:
Farewell to the Ark (1984)
The Shogun's Samurai (1978)
Pastoral: To Die in the Country (1974)
![Isuzu Yamada](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/272/272303_3db88e.jpg)
Isuzu Yamada
Japan
Best movies:
Tokyo Twilight (1957)
Yojimbo (1961)
The Shogun's Samurai (1978)
Jirô Chiba
Best movies:
The Defensive Power of Aikido (1975)
The Shogun's Samurai (1978)
The Street Fighter (1974)
Tetsurô Tamba
Japan
Best movies:
Harakiri (1962)
Under the Flag of the Rising Sun (1972)
Three Outlaw Samurai (1964)
Hideo Murota
Japan
Best movies:
A Fugitive from the Past (1965)
The Shogun's Samurai (1978)
Kagemusha (1980)
大原麗子
Japan
Best movies:
Zatoichi at the Fire Festival (1970)
The Shogun's Samurai (1978)
The Young Eagles of the Kamikaze (1968)
西郷輝彦
Japan
Best movies:
Last Samurai (1974)
The Shogun's Samurai (1978)
The Fall of Ako Castle (1978)
Shinsuke Ashida
Japan
Best movies:
The Human Condition I: No Greater Love (1959)
Red Angel (1966)
The Shogun's Samurai (1978)
Etsushi Takahashi
Japan
Best movies:
Japan's Longest Day (1967)
The Human Bullet (1968)
Zatoichi at Large (1972)
Hiroki Matsukata
Japan
Best movies:
The Shogun's Samurai (1978)
The Fall of Ako Castle (1978)
Agitator (2001)
Yûki Meguro
Japan
Best movies:
Shogun (1980) (series)
The Shogun's Samurai (1978)
Shogun (1980) (TV movie)
Seizô Fukumoto
Japan
Best movies:
Yûko Katagiri
Japan
Best movies:
The Shogun's Samurai (1978)
Chuu Takatsuki
Japan
Best movies:
The Shogun's Samurai (1978)
The Fall of Ako Castle (1978)
Graveyard of Honor (1975)
Haruki Kadokawa
Japan
Best movies:
The Shogun's Samurai (1978)
The Fall of Ako Castle (1978)
Sailor Suit and Machine Gun (1981)