A cynical samurai is left as the sole survivor to fulfill a plot to assassinate the puppet of a villain intent on usurping the shogunate in the 17th century. A Shogunate Elder connives to rule Japan by making his puppet, the Shogun's brother Tsunashige, the next Shogun. The best strategist in Japan, Yamaga, leads a plot to stop the Elder, but his cabal is betrayed and most of the conspirators are captured and tortured.
Unfortunately the movie The Great Duel is not yet available on HBO Max.
Directing | Eiichi Kudo | Director |
Writing | Kaneo Ikegami | Writer |
Writing | Norimichi Matsudaira | Idea |
Sound | Seiichi Suzuki | Original Music Composer |
Camera | Osamu Furuya | Director of Photography |
Editing | Kozo Horiike | Editor |
Art | Jiro Tomita | Production Design |
Directing | Tatsuo Honda | Assistant Director |