Shogun's Samurai
1978, NR, 130 min. Directed by Kinji Fukasaku. Starring Sonny Chiba.
REVIEWED By Marjorie Baumgarten, Fri., Oct. 19, 2001
This big-budget action spectacular stars Sonny Chiba in a film take on the popular Seventies TV show, Yagyu Clan Conspiracy.
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Shogun's Samurai, Kinji Fukasaku, Sonny Chiba
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