# Shogun's Samurai: The Yagyu Clan Conspiracy (1978)

Released 1978-01-21

Shogun's Samurai: The Yagyu Clan Conspiracy is a 1978 film. Hiroyuki Sanada appears in it.

Cast: Hiroyuki Sanada as Hayate

## Storyline
Following the death of the second Tokugawa shogun, it is revealed that he was poisoned by retainers of his son Iemitsu in hopes of gaining him the shogunate despite the stammer and birthmark which undermine his respect. Iemitsu and his brother Tadanaga become bitter rivals for the shogunate, and the land is split into factions, eventually erupting into warfare. Iemitsu's mentor, his fencing instructor Yagyu, is fixated upon securing Iemitsu the shogunate and ends up betraying everyone, even his own family, in pursuit of the goal.

## Common questions

### When was Shogun's Samurai: The Yagyu Clan Conspiracy released?
Shogun's Samurai: The Yagyu Clan Conspiracy was released on 21 January 1978.

### Who stars in Shogun's Samurai: The Yagyu Clan Conspiracy?
Hiroyuki Sanada star in Shogun's Samurai: The Yagyu Clan Conspiracy.

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