Kanei Command Performance (Kan'ei Gozen Shiai)

Overview

During the reign of Shogun Iemitsu, a great martial arts tournament was held to determine whether or not Iemitsu was to remain in power or cede it to his uncle, Yornobu, the 10th son of Ieyasu. Among the contestants were many expert swordsmen who have become well-known to this day. Warriors such as Yagyu Jubei (Kaga Takeshi), and Miyamoto Musashi (Matsukata Hiroki) headed up the slate. This was to be the all-star samurai match of the century. An amazing TV movie with non-stop action as Yagyu Jubei must save an emissary of the Ming and reach Edo in time to fight the crucial match.

Key Crew

Top Cast

Shizue Abe

Shigeru Amachi

Jun Fujimaki

Takeshi Kaga

Hiroshi Katsuno

Asao Koike

Strong Kongo

Yasuaki Kurata