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 s... (Full plot summary below)
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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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| DVDTalk.comDavid CorneliusThis is a Guy Movie so very much of its time. |
| User ReviewPeter WThere is a lot of fantastic action sequences and some sweet fight choreography done by Sonny Chiba. The guy who plays the Chinese monk does some amazing stuff. Then top it off with a badass 80's Rock theme song. |
| User ReviewKevin RWhen I first saw this movie on the local L.A. international channel, I was floored by not only by the daringly bloody violence (however a near, plot less, non-stop action film-guilty pleasure it is), but likewise with the schmaltzy sentimentality, done via the rock soundtrack by The Alfie. I guess there's something to be said when one is able to communicate hardcore samurai action with a post-Karate Kid, cheesy rock music!* There's something strangely nostalgic about this chambara-gory, cheese-fest, especially when I first saw the televised version (of this film) during the summer of my Jr. High graduation! *that's what a former roommate once commented when I first shown him this movie--complete with that traumatic spear in the eye bit! |
| User ReviewRichard GThe fight scenes are nice. I don't really mind some of the poor special effects either. Ken Ogata plays his part well and the other six men are just as good. |
