Shogun's shadow

You're the shogun's son, heir to power in feudal Japan. But rivals seek your death by any means necessary. Seven samurai appear, pledged to protect you. The price is steep. Furuhata's widescreen compositions recall Kurosawa, but the later film wrestles with a more cynical view of honor.

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Yasuo Furuhata directed Shogun's shadow in 1989. See Yasuo Furuhata's full filmography, where to start with Yasuo Furuhata, or where to go after you've seen everything by Yasuo Furuhata.

Shogun's shadow was released in 1989 (JA original-language production), with a runtime of 114 minutes.