Legend of the Assassin
The Saika clan, that had succeeded in battle against the large armies of Nobunaga and Hideyoshi, had in the Tokugawa era of Ieyasu, been driven into the mountains 7 generations later, forced into subsistence hunting. A man comes to them offering revenge: to assassinate current Tokugawa Shogun Yoshimune. (Made-for-TV movie)
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Cast
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Daisuke Ryū
Known for
Ran
Kagemusha
Takahiro Tamura
Known for
Empire of Passion
Tora! Tora! Tora!
Yoko Akino
Known for
The Snow White Murder Case
Masaaki Daimon
Known for
Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla
Lady Snowblood
Jiro Kawarazaki
Also in
Gaijin: A Brazilian Odyssey
Hymn
Yūsuke Takita
Known for
Double Suicide
Seiya Nakano
Also in
Love Stopped the Runaway Train
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Ken'ichi Matsuno
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Death Shadows
The Bullet Train
Toru Takeuchi
Known for
Harakiri
The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity
Kiyoshi Yamamoto
Also in
Goyokin
Sword of the Beast
Masahiro Takase Director · Mikio Nanbara Writer
First release March 22, 1984 · Produced in Japan · Original title 暗殺者の神話
Production
Japan
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Languages
Original title
暗殺者の神話
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · March 22, 1984
TV
No release date listed for United States.
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