(Iemitsu to Hikozaemon to Isshin Tasuke: Tenka no Ichidaiji)
1989 - color - 144 min.  Academy Standard (4:3)

Starring: NAKAMURA Toru
              TAKAHASHI Hideki
              CHIBA Shinichi
              WAKAYAMA Tomisaburo

Directed by: MASUDA Toshio

Ripped from the pages of history, this extra-ordinary made for TV movie features an all-star cast that includes Wakayama Tomisaburo as Okubo Hikozaemon, the shogun's chief advisor and Chiba Shinichi as Yagyu Jubei, the finest swordsman in the land who is called upon to bare his blade in order 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 Banzui-in Chobei and Mizuno Jurozaemon is unfolding. 
The brutal violence of Japanese history comes to life in this bold and exciting tale!