

Iemitsu, Hikoza and Isshin Tasuke - A National Crisis: Edo Castle in Danger
1989, Japanese. Directed by Toshio Masuda.
Yagyu Jubei, the finest swordsman in the land, is called upon to bare his blade to help Iemitsu keep his post. Meanwhile a fishmonger named Isshin Tasuke who bears an amazing resemblance to Shogun Iemitsu may be called upon to put his life on the line by acting as the Shogun's double. At the same time, the tragic story of Banzuiin Chobei and Mizuno Jurozaemon is unfolding.
- Runtime
- 2h 25m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Japanese
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- Released
- 3 January 1989
- Original title
- 家光と彦左と一心太助~天下の一大事 危うし江戸城!~
- Country
- Japan
- Written by
- Norifumi Suzuki, Seiko Shimura
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Who directed Iemitsu, Hikoza and Isshin Tasuke - A National Crisis: Edo Castle in Danger?
Iemitsu, Hikoza and Isshin Tasuke - A National Crisis: Edo Castle in Danger (1989) was directed by Toshio Masuda and stars Toru Nakamura, Noriko Sakai, Tomisaburō Wakayama.