Shinsengumi: Assassins of Honor

Dec 5, 1969

2h 2m

★ 6.8

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.

Genres

Action

Drama

History

Production Companies

TOHO

Mifune Productions

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Cast

Isami Kondo

Toshirō Mifune

Toshizo Hijikata

Keiju Kobayashi

Soji Okita

Kinya Kitaoji

Tsune

Yōko Tsukasa

Otaka

Yuriko Hoshi

Yasubo Katsu

Kan'emon Nakamura

Oyuki

Junko Ikeuchi

Fujita Arima

Kinnosuke Nakamura

Keisuke Yamana

Umenosuke Nakamura

Oume

Yumiko Nogawa

Koshitaro Ito

Takahiro Tamura

Kisaburo Kawai

Katsuo Nakamura

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