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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.[2][3]
The Yagyu Conspiracy | |
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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 |
Narrated by | Mizuho Suzuki |
Theme music composer | Toshiaki Tsushima |
Country of origin | Japan |
Original language | Japanese |
No. of episodes | 39[1] |
Production | |
Running time | 45 minutes (per episode) |
Production company | Toei |
Original release | |
Network | Kansai |
Release | October 3, 1978 – June 26, 1979 |
After the death of Tokugawa Hidetada, his sons Tokugawa Iemitsu and Tokugawa Tadanaga begin to fight over the inheritance.[4] The Yagyu clan of Edo, led by Yagyū Munenori, supports Iemitsu, and Iemitsu is eventually appointed the third shogun.[5] However, Nobutsuna Matsudaira fears the Yagyu clan and tries to prevent them from gaining power. On the other hand, Shōshō Ayamaro Karasuma, who tried to divide the Tokugawa shogunate due to the conflict between Iemitsu and Tadanaga, has not given up that hope.
Anti-shogunate factions and forces appear one after another and challenge the Tokugawa shogunate. Yagyu Jubei and his subordinates defeat the enemies of the shogunate one by one as ordered by Nobutsuna Matsudaira and Yagyu Munenori, but Jubei gradually begins to question the policies of the Tokugawa shogunate.
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