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.
| Title | The Great Duel |
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| Year | 1964 |
| Genre | Action, Drama |
| Country | Japan |
| Studio | Toei Company |
| Cast | Tōru Abe, Mikijiro Hira, Yoshio Inaba, Chiezō Kataoka, Chōichirō Kawarasaki, Nami Munakata |
| Crew | Eiichi Kudo (Director), Norimichi Matsudaira (Idea), Kaneo Ikegami (Writer), Osamu Furuya (Director of Photography), Kozo Horiike (Editor), Jiro Tomita (Production Design) |
| Keyword | japan, samurai, assassination, jidaigeki, edo period, chanbara, bushi |
| Release | Jun 03, 1964 |
| Runtime | 118 minutes |
| Quality | HD |
| IMDb | 7.40 / 10 by 19 users |
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