Shadow Conspirator (1982)

Release Date: 1982-11-26
Runtime: 1h 37min
Director: Yūichi Harada
Writer: Kaneto Shindo

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.