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The Shogun Assassins

1979 · 148 min

A solemn, slow-moving historical war drama that asks patience and rewards it with weighty stakes.

Directed by
Sadao Nakajima
Genres
Action, Drama
Overview
This is a film about a real person. Sanada Yukimura fought a war against Tokugawa Ieyasu.
How it feels
Measured and needs your attention.
About
War, betrayal, loyalty, power
Content
Strong violence. Mild gore, sexual content and language.
Note
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Directed by
Sadao Nakajima
Genres
Action, Drama
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    Places
    None
    Era
    period
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    Content intensity
    • Gore mild
    • Language mild
    • Violence strong
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action6
    Horror1
    Humour1
    Realism7
    Romance1
    Tension6
    Darkness6
    Complexity6
    Emotional weight6

    Cast

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    Details

    Genres
    action, drama
    Directed by
    Sadao Nakajima
    Written by
    Isao Matsumoto, Kazuo Kasahara, Sadao Nakajima, Yōzō Tanaka
    Starring
    Hiroki Matsukata, Minori Terada, Teruhiko Aoi, Guts Ishimatsu, Kinnosuke Nakamura, Tetsuro Tamba, Chiezo Kataoka, Tatsuo Umemiya
    Music
    Masaru Satō
    Cinematography
    Shigeru Akatsuka
    Runtime
    148 min
    Country
    Japan
    Languages
    Japanese

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