1 Films & TV Shows Set In Shizuoka Prefecture During The 17th Century
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The Shogun's Samurai
Tokyo Prefecture Shizuoka Prefecture Nara Prefecture Kyoto Prefecture The 17th CenturyFollowing 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.
