The King and His Vassal
1981, Japanese. Directed by Kazuo Mori.
This is a story of "Takechiyo," the previous name of Iemitsu Tokunaga, the third Shogun (General). Takechiyo got sick of daily run-of-the-mill tasks, and it put him off being the Shogun, saying "there is no truth". Then, Hikozaemon Ookubo took him to Tasuke Isshin to bring him up into a full-fledged and admirable man.
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Japanese
- Rated
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- Released
- 30 August 1981
- Original title
- 江戸の大騒動
- Country
- Japan
- Written by
- Tsutomu Nakamura
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The King and His Vassal runs 90 minutes (1h 30m).
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Who directed The King and His Vassal?
The King and His Vassal (1981) was directed by Kazuo Mori and stars Takanobu Hozumi, Yoshie Ichige, Masao Komatsu.