Shogun's Samurai

Following the death of the second Tokugawa shogun, it is revealed that he was poisoned by retainers of his son Iemitsu in hopes of gaining him the shogunate despite the stammer and birthmark which undermine his respect. Iemitsu and his brother Tadanaga become bitter rivals for the shogunate, and the land is split into factions, eventually erupting into warfare. Iemitsu's mentor, his fencing instructor Yagyu, is fixated upon securing Iemitsu the shogunate and ends up betraying everyone, even his own family, in pursuit of the goal.

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  Kinnosuke Nakamura

  Yagyu Tajima
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  Sonny Chiba

  Jûbê Yagyû
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  Hiroki Matsukata

  Iemitsu Tokugawa (Older Prince)
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  Teruhiko Saigō

  Tadanaga Tokugawa (Younger Prince)
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  Reiko Ōhara

  Okuni (Singer)
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  Yoshio Harada

  Sanza Nagoya (Flute Player)
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  Isao Natsuyagi

  Shozaemon Bekki
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  Mikio Narita

  Ayamaro Karasumasu
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  Toshirō Mifune

  Yoshinao Tokugawa
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  Hiroyuki Sanada

  Hayate