Blades of the Yagyu EP7 • The Immortal Crest (ENG SUB)

On a covert mission in Ikuta, Yagyu Jubei uncovers a Toyotomi restoration plot led by Chief Retainer Hotta Dazen, who stockpiles firearms under the Five-Seven Paulownia crest; as rival swordsman Katagiri Kuju challenges his father Munenori in Edo, Jubei thwarts the uprising, forces Dazen to seppuku, and leaves behind a conflicted Osumi, torn between vengeance and the path Munenori shows her. Playlist:    • Blades of the Yagyu (Yagyu Shinkage-ryu) |...   Languages Audio: Japanese Subtitles: English, Spanish, Portuguese In the video player: 1. Click [CC] to enable Closed Captions 2. Select [Settings⚙️] 3. Select [Audio track] and/or [Subtitles/CC], and choose from the available languages. Support us by becoming a member ☑ Full library access ☑ Watch new releases first ☑ 20% off merch Join👉   / @samuraivsninjajp   ⎯⎯⎯ Synopsis Yagyū Munenori (Kinnosuke Yorozuya), fifth son of Yagyū Sekishūsai (Kō Nishimura), distinguishes himself at the Battle of Sekigahara and is awarded by Tokugawa Ieyasu the 2,000 koku of former Yagyū lands that had been confiscated by the Toyotomi sixteen years earlier. He returns in triumph to his native Yagyū village. Entrusted by his elder brother Shinjirō with a family heirloom sword, Munenori resolves to carry the banner of Yagyū Shinkage-ryū and places his hopes in Ieyasu to bring about an age without war, setting out for Fushimi Castle. But as he does, his life is targeted by Onibi no Yatōji, a Saika ninja aligned with Toyotomi loyalists. CAST Kinnosuke Yorozuya as MUNENROI YAGYU Ko Nishimura as SEKISHUSAI YAGYU Hiroko Maki as ORIN ⎯⎯⎯ A serialized drama broadcast on the TV Tokyo network in 1982. Kinnosuke Yorozuya reprises the role of Yagyū Munenori, which he previously portrayed in the NHK Taiga drama Haru no Sakamichi (1971) and the film The Yagyū Conspiracy (1978). He would go on to play the same role again in the television series Yagyū Bugeichō beginning in 1990. Widely regarded as one of his signature roles, Yorozuya delivers commanding performances in numerous duel scenes, combining assured swordsmanship with strong dramatic presence to depict the turbulent life of Yagyū Munenori. #samuraiaction #drama #jidaigeki