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Shogun's Samurai , also known as The Yagyu Clan Conspiracy and Intrigue of the Yagyu Clan, is a 1978 Japanese historical martial arts period film directed by Kinji Fukasaku. The film is the first of two period films by Fukasaku starring Shinichi "Sonny" Chiba as Jūbei Mitsuyoshi Yagyū, the other being Samurai Reincarnation. The film was adapted into a teleplay called The Yagyu Conspiracy which was broadcast by Kansai Telecasting Corporation for 39 one-hour TV episodes from 1978 to 1979.
Original Release
01/21/1978
US Release
12/07/1984
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Kinnosuke Nakamura | Yagyu Tajima-no-Kami Munenori / Yagyu Tajima |
| Shin'ichi Chiba | Yagyû Jûbê / Jûbê Yagyû |
| Hiroki Matsukata | Tokugawa Iemitsu (Older Prince) / Iemitsu Tokugawa (Older Prince) |
| Teruhiko Saigô | Tokugawa Tadanaga (Younger Prince) / Tadanaga Tokugawa (Younger Prince) |
| Reiko Ôhara | Okuni (Singer) |
| Yoshio Harada | Sanza Nagoya (Flute Player) |
| Etsuko Shihomi | Yagyu Akane (Yagyu Sister) / Yagyu Akane |
| Kentarô Kudô | Yagyu Matajuro (Yagyu Brother) / Yagyu Matajuro |
| Jirô Yabuki | Yagyu Samon (Yagyu Brother) |
| Hideo Murota | Sagenta Nogero (Leader of Negoro Clan) / Sagenta Nogero |
Directors
Writers
Kinji Fukasaku, Hirô Matsuda, Tatsuo Nogami
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Kinnosuke Nakamura | Yagyu Tajima-no-Kami Munenori / Yagyu Tajima |
| Shin'ichi Chiba | Yagyû Jûbê / Jûbê Yagyû |
| Hiroki Matsukata | Tokugawa Iemitsu (Older Prince) / Iemitsu Tokugawa (Older Prince) |
| Teruhiko Saigô | Tokugawa Tadanaga (Younger Prince) / Tadanaga Tokugawa (Younger Prince) |
| Reiko Ôhara | Okuni (Singer) |
| Yoshio Harada | Sanza Nagoya (Flute Player) |
| Etsuko Shihomi | Yagyu Akane (Yagyu Sister) / Yagyu Akane |
| Kentarô Kudô | Yagyu Matajuro (Yagyu Brother) / Yagyu Matajuro |
| Jirô Yabuki | Yagyu Samon (Yagyu Brother) |
| Hideo Murota | Sagenta Nogero (Leader of Negoro Clan) / Sagenta Nogero |
| Mayumi Asano | Mon (Fighter of Negoro Clan) / Mon |
| Hiroyuki Sanada | Hayate (Fighter of Negoro Clan) / Hayate |
| Ichiro Nakatani | Gyobu Amano (Masterless Samurai) / Gyobu Amano |
| Tetsuro Tanba | Ogasawara Gensinsai (Tajima's Rival) / Ogasawara Gensinsai |
| Etsushi Takahashi | Matsudaira Izu (Iemitsu's Chamberlain) / Matsudaira Izu |
| Isao Natsuyagi | Shozaemon Bekki (Tadanaga's Retainer) / Shozaemon Bekki |
| Mikio Narita | Ayamaro Karasumasu (Noble) / Ayamaro Karasumasu |
| Sanae Nakahara | Lady Kusaga (Iemitsu's Aid) / Lady Kusaga |
| Nobuo Kaneko | |
| Shinsuke Ashida | Chamberlain Doi (Tadanaga's Chamberlain) / Chamberlain Doi |
