One night, Genjiro Tsurumi, a former ronin comes across a man being attacked by a group of assassins. The dying man is an official secret agent carrying a secret letter addressed to General Matsudaira. Genjiro meets with Matsudaira, who informs him of the existence of a mysterious group, the Hachitake... who aims to overthrow the Shogunate.
Unfortunately the movie Shadow Conspirator is not yet available on HBO Max.
| Directing | Yūichi Harada | Director |
| Writing | Kaneto Shindō | Screenplay |
| Writing | Shuhei Fujisawa | Original Story |
| Sound | Takeo Watanabe | Music |
