The Yagyu Code: Secret Scrolls
Storyline
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...
Cast & Crew
Hiroki Matsukata
Jubei Yagyu
LeadNana Okada
Kiyohime
Kozue Ito
Oki
Takeshi Kitano
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Hiroyuki Nagato
Hikozaemon Okubo
Katsuo Nakamura
Yoshinao Tokugawa
Kinnosuke Nakamura
Tajima-no-Kami Yagyu & Fugetsusai Yamada
Mitsuko Kusabue
Tsubone Kasuga
What People Are Saying
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Toshio Masuda's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
“Every frame feels alive. The Yagyu Code: Secret Scrolls is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
