
Heaven has no swords.
A cynical samurai is left as the sole survivor to fulfill a plot to assassinate the puppet of a villain intent on usurping the shogunate in the 17th century. A Shogunate Elder connives to rule Japan by making his puppet, the Shogun's brother Tsunashige, the next Shogun. The best strategist in Japan, Yamaga, leads a plot to stop the Elder, but his cabal is betrayed and most of the conspirators are captured and tortured.
7.5
22 reviewsRuntime: 118 min.
Budget: N/A
Revenue: N/A
Release Date: 1964-06-03
Director(s): Eiichi Kudō
Production: Toei Company
Languages: Japanese
IMDB: tt0186939
Collection: Kudo's Samurai Revolution Trilogy