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The Great Killing 1964 Directed by Eiichi Kudo 大殺陣

Heaven has no swords.

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.

Country Japan
Production Country Japan
Language Japanese
Spoken Language Japanese
Gneres Action , Drama
Production Company Toei Company
Release Date 3 June 1964
118 mins