Ready to watch 'Shogun's Samurai' tonight? Here are streaming services and cable providers with rental, purchase, and subscription options, so you can find the right fit. 'Shogun's Samurai' is currently available to rent, purchase, or stream via subscription on Midnight Pulp, Midnight Pulp Amazon Channel, Cineverse Amazon Channel, Fawesome, Cineverse in the US.
Here are a few more things worth knowing about the Toei Company adventure flick. Shogun's Samurai starring Kinnosuke Nakamura, Sonny Chiba, Hiroki Matsukata, Teruhiko Saigō has a Not Rated rating, a runtime of about 2 hr 10 min. The release date of the movie is December 7th, 1984. The movie received a user score of 69/100 on TMDb, which was calculated from reviews from 42 engaged users.
Curious about the story behind it? Here's the plot: "Following the death of the second Tokugawa shogun, it is revealed that he was poisoned by retainers of his son Iemitsu in hopes of gaining him the shogunate despite the stammer and birthmark which undermine his respect. Iemitsu and his brother Tadanaga become bitter rivals for the shogunate, and the land is split into factions, eventually erupting into warfare. Iemitsu's mentor, his fencing instructor Yagyu, is fixated upon securing Iemitsu the shogunate and ends up betraying everyone, even his own family, in pursuit of the goal."
