Is The Great Killing scary?

Yes, very. More frightening than 94% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Great Killing violent?

Yes. More violent than 83% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does The Great Killing end with hope?

Barely. Less hopeful than 80% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Great Killing sad?

Yes. More sad than 75% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Great Killing easy watching?

Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

The Great Killing

Name: The Great Killing
Genre: Action, Drama
Released: 1964
Duration: 118 min
Rating: 7.3
Cast: Tōru Abe, Mikijiro Hira, Yoshio Inaba, Chiezo Kataoka, Chōichirō Kawarasaki

Heaven has no swords.

Directed by Eiichi Kudō

Produced by Toei Company

1964118 min7.3 / 10

A dark, strategically intricate samurai conspiracy thriller where a lone survivor must navigate betrayal and assassination in a corrupt feudal power struggle.

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.

Clusters

Corrupt Characters in Crime Stories East Asian History & Culture Murder And Assassination Samurai Movies Spy & Conspiracy Thrillers

Genres

Action Drama

Keywords

Japan Samurai Assassination Conspiracy Jidaigeki Edo Period Chanbara 17th Century Bushi

Questions people ask

Is The Great Killing scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 94% of films.
Is The Great Killing violent? Yes. More violent than 83% of films.
Does The Great Killing end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 80% of films.
Is The Great Killing sad? Yes. More sad than 75% of films.
Is The Great Killing easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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