Where to Watch A Spectacular Showdown

Yearning to watch 'A Spectacular Showdown' in the comfort of your own home? Hunting down a streaming service to buy, rent, download, or view the Yasushi Sasaki-directed movie via subscription can be confusing, so we here at Moviefone want to do right by you.

Read on for a listing of streaming and cable services - including rental, purchase, and subscription options - along with the availability of 'A Spectacular Showdown' on each platform when they are available. Now, before we get into the various whats and wheres of how you can watch 'A Spectacular Showdown' right now, here are some details about the Toei Company action flick.

Released , 'A Spectacular Showdown' stars Utaemon Ichikawa, Chiyonosuke Azuma, Kinnosuke Nakamura, Koinosuke Onoe The movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 54 min, and received a user score of 62 (out of 100) on TMDb, which collated reviews from 5 knowledgeable users.

What, so now you want to know what the movie's about? Here's the plot: "One of the great stories from Japan’s rich history comes to life in this true tale of the bloody showdown between two rival yakuza gangs in the 1840’s. The battle between Boss Sukegoro of Iioka and Boss Shigezo of Sasagawa has been portrayed many times, most notably in the first Zatoichi film, where the blind man befriends the tubercular ronin Hirate Miki, before cutting him down in one of the great duels in cinema history. This all-star extravaganza pulls out all the stops, with appearances by virtually all of the great actors and actresses from Toei’s studio at the time. Ichikawa Utaemon’s portrayal of the kind-hearted, noble yakuza boss Shigezo of Sasagawa contrasts sharply with the devious Sukegoro of Iioka. Corrupt as he may have been, his men were all willing to give up their lives for him." .