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Shinsengumi: Assassins of Honor (1969)

Shinsengumi: Assassins of Honor (1969)

Action Drama History
Release Date: 1969, December 5
Directors: Tadashi Sawashima
Countries: Japan
Production: TOHO, Mifune Productions, Mifune Productions
Cast: Toshirō Mifune, Ichirō Nakatani, Rentaro Mikuni, Katsuo Nakamura, Keiju Kobayashi, Yōko Tsukasa, Kinya Kitaoji, Yuriko Hoshi, Hiroshi Tanaka, Hiroto Kimura, Kan'emon Nakamura, Takahiro Tamura

Overview:

Near the end of the nineteenth century, as the balance of power shifts from Shogunate towards the Emperor, Japan restlessly awaits the dawning of a new age. But not all are content...The Shinsengumi, a small army of samurai, farmers and peasants, band together to do battle against the tide of history. Their leader, Isami Kondo is a man who rises from farmer to fighter to head the fierce Shinsengumi brigade. Using a stern hand and a heart of gold, he rallies his men in defense of the tottering Shogunate. But bloodshed and treachery lurk around every corner.

Keywords:

samurai japan jidaigeki edo period bakumatsu 醉拳二 shinsengumi rōshigumi