The Yagyu Conspiracy
The Yagyu Conspiracy (柳生一族の陰謀, Yagyū ichizoku no inbō) is a Japanese television jidaigeki (period drama) that was broadcast from 1978 to 1979. It is adapted from the 1978 film Shogun's Samurai starring Sonny Chiba, who reprises his role in the series.[1][2]
| The Yagyu Conspiracy | |
|---|---|
| Also known as | 柳生一族の陰謀 |
| Genre | Jidaigeki |
| Directed by | Kinji Fukasaku Eiichi Kudo |
| Starring | Shinichi Chiba So Yamamura Etsuko Shihomi Yūki Meguro Mikio Narita Hiroyuki Sanada |
| Country of origin | Japan |
| Original language(s) | Japanese |
| No. of episodes | 39 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 45 minutes (per episode) |
| Production company(s) | Kansai Toei |
| Release | |
| Original network | Kansai |
| Picture format | Film |
| Original release | 1978 – 1979 |
Plot
After the death of Tokugawa Hidetada, his sons Tokugawa Iemitsu and Tokugawa Tadanaga began to fight over the inheritance.[3] The Yagyu clan of Edo led by Yagyū Munenori supported the Iemitsu side, and Iemitsu was appointed third generals.[4] But Nobutsuna Matsudaira feared Yagyu clan and tried not to let them hold great power. On the other hand, Shōshō Ayamaro Karasuma, who tried to divide the Tokugawa shogunate due to the conflict between Iemitsu and Tadaynaga, has not given up that hope.
Anti - Tokugawa shogunate forces appeared one after another, and challenged the battle for the Tokugawa shogunate. Yagyu Jubei and his subordinates defeated the enemies one by one as they were ordered by Nobutsuna Matsudaira and Yagyu Munenori, but Jubei gradually questions the politics of the Tokugawa shogunate.
Cast
- Shinichi Chiba as Jūbei Mitsuyoshi Yagyū
- So Yamamura asTajima-no-kami Munenori Yagyū
- Etsuko Shihomi as Akane Yagyū
- Yūki Meguro as Samon Tomonori Yagyū
- Hiroyuki Sanada as Sasuke
- Mikio Narita as Shōshō Ayamaro Karasuma
- Ryo Tamura as Iemitsu Tokugawa
- Etsushi Takahashi as Izu-no-kami Nobutsuna Matsudaira
- Jiro Yabuki as Fuchikari
- Seizō Fukumoto as Kitano
- Asao Koike as Negoro Sagenta
- Mariko Okada as Lady Kasuga
See also
- Shogun's Samurai (1978)
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