The Shogun Assassins

You’re a fiercely loyal samurai sworn to Sanada Yukimura when Tokugawa Ieyasu’s forces close in. The clan’s last stand looms over Ueda Castle and everything hinges on a single, doomed messenger run. Shadowed by lantern-lit corridors and hushed war councils, the air feels like the final autumn before a long winter. Nakajima’s handheld camera tracks foot soldiers through smoke like ghosts already fading from history.

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Sadao Nakajima directed The Shogun Assassins in 1979. See Sadao Nakajima's full filmography, where to start with Sadao Nakajima, or where to go after you've seen everything by Sadao Nakajima.

The Shogun Assassins was released in 1979 (JA original-language production), with a runtime of 148 minutes.