The Yagyu Code: Secret Scrolls
柳生武芸帳
Synopsis
The first installment of this thrilling period drama special starring Matsukata Hiroki. Jubei fights to the death to protect the targeted Yagyu martial arts register. Set in the Edo period, shortly after Iemitsu became the third shogun, rumors spread within the shogunate that the register of the Yagyu family, the shogun's instructors, contained a secret that could threaten the very foundations of the shogunate. Jubei, the eldest son of the Yagyu family, asks his father, Tajima-no-kami, about the secret, but he remains silent and refuses to reveal anything. Meanwhile, Jubei, who is repeatedly engaged in battles with a mysterious ninja group for the register, learns an unexpected truth...
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Hiroki Matsukata
Jubei Yagyu
Nana Okada
Kiyohime
Kozue Ito
Oki
Takeshi Kitano
Hiroyuki Nagato
Hikozaemon Okubo
Katsuo Nakamura
Yoshinao Tokugawa
Kinnosuke Nakamura
Tajima-no-Kami Yagyu & Fugetsusai Yamada
Mitsuko Kusabue
Tsubone Kasuga
Teruhiko Aoi
Izu-no-Kami Matsudaira
Tetsuo Kurata
Senshiro Kasumi
Shinobu Sakagami
Iemitsu Tokugawa
Ryu Kano
Matajuro Yagyu
Mai Shirato
Agemaki
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Toshio Masuda
- Screenplay & Story
- Norifumi Suzuki, Seiko Shimura
- Original Score
- Seiji Yokoyama
- Original Title
- 柳生武芸帳
- Country of Origin
- Japan
- Spoken Languages
- Japanese
- Runtime
- 1h 57m
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Toshio Masuda
Norifumi Suzuki, Seiko Shimura
Seiji Yokoyama
Department Leadership Roster
Toshio Masuda
Director
Norifumi Suzuki
Screenplay
Seiko Shimura
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What is The Yagyu Code: Secret Scrolls about?
The first installment of this thrilling period drama special starring Matsukata Hiroki. Jubei fights to the death to protect the targeted Yagyu martial arts register. Set in the Edo period, shortly after Iemitsu became the third shogun, rumors spread within the shogunate that the register of the Yagyu family, the shogun's instructors, contained a secret that could threaten the very foundations of the shogunate. Jubei, the eldest son of the Yagyu family, asks his father, Tajima-no-kami, about the secret, but he remains silent and refuses to reveal anything. Meanwhile, Jubei, who is repeatedly engaged in battles with a mysterious ninja group for the register, learns an unexpected truth...
Who directed The Yagyu Code: Secret Scrolls?
The Yagyu Code: Secret Scrolls was directed by Toshio Masuda.
Who stars in The Yagyu Code: Secret Scrolls?
The principal cast of The Yagyu Code: Secret Scrolls includes Hiroki Matsukata, Nana Okada, Kozue Ito, Takeshi Kitano, Hiroyuki Nagato.
When was The Yagyu Code: Secret Scrolls released and how long is it?
The Yagyu Code: Secret Scrolls was released in 1990 with a total runtime of 1h 57m.
Who composed the musical score for The Yagyu Code: Secret Scrolls?
The original motion picture soundtrack for The Yagyu Code: Secret Scrolls was composed by Seiji Yokoyama.