
Iemitsu, Hikoza and Isshin Tasuke - A National Crisis: Edo Castle in Danger (1989)
2h 25m | PG-13
Yagyu Jubei, the finest swordsman in the land, is called upon to bare his blade to help Iemitsu keep his post. Meanwhile a fishmonger named Isshin Tasuke who bears an amazing resemblance to Shogun Iemitsu may be called upon to put his life on the line by acting as the Shogun's double. At the same time, the tragic story of Banzuiin Chobei and Mizuno Jurozaemon is unfolding.
Director: Toshio Masuda
Studio: TV Asahi
Genre: Drama, History, Action
Video: 720p
Cast

Toru Nakamura
as Isshin Tasuke / Tokugawa Iemitsu

Noriko Sakai
as Onaka

Tomisaburō Wakayama
as Okubo Hikozaemon

Sonny Chiba
as Yagyu Jubei

Hideki Takahashi
as Banzuiin Chobei

Nagisa Katahira
as Oshima