The Great Shogunate Battle (1991)

Original title

江戸城大乱

Directed by

Toshio Masuda

Genre

Jidaigeki

Country

Japan

Runtime

1h 53m

Rating

6.8 of 10 from 5 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Set in the Tokugawa shogunate, the film follows political conflict at Edo Castle. Leaders and samurai vie for power and influence.

historicaltensedramaticslow-burnseriousatmosphericpoliticalstately

What happens

Edo Jō Tairan (Japanese: 江戸城大乱; lit. Rebellion at Edo Castle), also known as The Great Shogunate Battle, is a 1991 Japanese jidaigeki film directed by Toshio Masuda. The film depicts political conflict during the Tokugawa shogunate. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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