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Iemitsu, Hikoza and Isshin Tasuke - A National Crisis: Edo Castle in Danger poster

Iemitsu, Hikoza and Isshin Tasuke - A National Crisis: Edo Castle in Danger (1989)

Yagyu Jubei, the finest swordsman in the land, is called upon to bare his blade to help Iemitsu keep his post. Meanwhile a fishmonger named Isshin Tasuke who bears an amazing resemblance to Shogun Iemitsu may be called upon to put his life on the line by acting as the Shogun's double. At the same time, the tragic story of Banzuiin Chobei and Mizuno Jurozaemon is unfolding.

Release: 1989-01-03
Runtime: 145 min
Cast
Toru Nakamura
Toru Nakamura
Isshin Tasuke / Tokugawa Iemitsu
Noriko Sakai
Noriko Sakai
Onaka
Tomisaburō Wakayama
Tomisaburō Wakayama
Okubo Hikozaemon
Sonny Chiba
Sonny Chiba
Yagyu Jubei
Hideki Takahashi
Hideki Takahashi
Banzuiin Chobei
Nagisa Katahira
Nagisa Katahira
Oshima
Yoko Akino
Yoko Akino
Okuni
Kayo Matsuo
Kayo Matsuo
Lady Kasuga
Kiyoshi Nakajo
Kiyoshi Nakajo
Yui Shosetsu