TV series

The Yagyu Conspiracy

1978 · 1 season

A stately, intrigue-heavy samurai chronicle where loyalty is tested and quiet doubts gather beneath swordplay.

Overview: It takes place at the time of the Shogunate rule with Shogun Hidetada and who will succeed Hidetada. A struggle for power between the family and the daimyos. Historically the Yagyu's have always been close to the Shogunate, and helped...
How it feels: Tense, earnest, melancholic and dark. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Power, betrayal, loyalty, politics
Content: Strong violence. Mild gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: power
betrayal
loyalty
politics
morality
Places: single country house
countryside
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild

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Genres: drama
Starring: Kensaku Hara, So Yamamura, Yumi Takigawa, Sonny Chiba, Yūki Meguro, Etsuko Shihomi
Length: 1 seasons, 39 episodes, 46 min each
Network: Kansai TV
Country: Japan
Languages: Japanese