Shôgun Iemitsu no ranshin - Gekitotsu

1989
1h 54m

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Shôgun Iemitsu no ranshin - Gekitotsu (1989)

A small band of heroes goes on a journey to protect a five year old who is next in line to become the Shogun of Japan. The boy's father, the Mad Shogun, tries to remove his son from the line... Read allA small band of heroes goes on a journey to protect a five year old who is next in line to become the Shogun of Japan. The boy's father, the Mad Shogun, tries to remove his son from the line of succession by any means possible.A small band of heroes goes on a journey to protect a five year old who is next in line to become the Shogun of Japan. The boy's father, the Mad Shogun, tries to remove his son from the line of succession by any means possible.

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6.9/10

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Awards
- 2 nominations total

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Trivia
The story of the 2008 Star Wars film The Clone Wars was inspired by this film.

Alternate versions
German VHS and TV versions were cut by several minutes to secure a FSK-18 rating. The FSK-16 rated DVD by EuroVideo is further censored. Only in 2024 was the uncut version released on Blu-ray in Germany with a FSK-18 rating.

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9/10

Classic

The action starts right away and only gets better. Story moves along well and has many great action sequences. Sony Chiba was an exception villain. Could have done better to give him more screen time but did get just enough of him. About 2/3rds into the movie an 80s rock song starts playing out of nowhere amd didn't know how to feel at first because it gave the movie a new vibe but it was awesome gave the movie and heroes an even better vibe like fight scenes from blood sport or other cult 80s classics. The movies conclusion was beautifully executed both with the fighting acting and ending. It was a great watch I highly recommend and will add to my samurai dvd collection of classics.