Shôgun Iemitsu no ranshin - Gekitotsu (1989)

Iemitsu, Tokugawa Shogun III, hates his eldest son Takechiyo; all his love is given to his younger son Tokumatsu. One day, he orders Takechiyo to an initiation rite in Yedo (today's Tokio).... See full summary »

Director:

Yasuo Furuhata

Writers:

Hirô Matsuda, Sadao Nakajima

Stars:

Ken Ogata, Norihito Arai, Toshihiro Asari

2 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Ken Ogata	...	Igo Gyobu
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Norihito Arai	...	Koori Deneemon
Toshihiro Asari	...	Sobue Iori
Sonny Chiba	...	Iba Shoemon
Seizô Fukumoto
Miyuki Kanou	...	Yajima no Tsubone
Masaki Kyômoto	...	Tokugawa Iemitsu
Hiroki Matsukata	...	Abe Shigetsugu
Takeshi Maya	...	Hotta Masatoshi
Hiroyuki Nagato	...	Tagaya Rokubee
Masataka Naruse	...	Domon Genzaburo
Sayoko Ninomiya	...	Oman no Kata
Yûji Oda	...	Tobe Saheiji
Hu Jian Qiang	...	Shishi Jingoemon
Ippei Shigeyama	...	Takechiyo

Storyline

Iemitsu, Tokugawa Shogun III, hates his eldest son Takechiyo; all his love is given to his younger son Tokumatsu. One day, he orders Takechiyo to an initiation rite in Yedo (today's Tokio). Takechiyo lives far away under the surveillance of Hotta Masamori, head of the Skura clan, where he was also raised. Hotta does suspect some kind of treachery, but he can not ignore the direct command of the Shogun. Therefore, he starts on his travel with Takechiyo and seven accompanying samurais. A large army under the command of Iba Shoemon, a vassal of the Shogun, attacks their night camp in the vicinity of a copper mine. Hotta dies in this first battle, but Takechiyo and the samurai manage to escape. They are chased by the army, and several skirmishes between the small force and the larger army follow.

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Plot Keywords:

samurai | martial arts | fighting | 1640s | japan | 

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Drama | History

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Details

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Release Date:

14 January 1989 (Japan)

Also Known As:

Geki Totsu: The Insanity of Emperor Iemitsu

Company Credits

Production Co:

Toei Company

Technical Specs

Runtime:

114 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

User Reviews

One of the best samurai-movies I have seen

This is a great movie, if you don't take it too seriously. The hero-characters are very different from each other, and their unique abilities makes them a great team. I love this movie - it's great fun to watch.