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Shinsengumi: Assassins of Honor (1969)

Name: Shinsengumi: Assassins of Honor
Director: Tadashi Sawashima
Genre: Action, Drama, History
Released: 1969-12-05
Duration: 122 min
Rating: 6.9
Cast: Toshirō Mifune, Keiju Kobayashi, Kinya Kitaoji, Yōko Tsukasa, Yuriko Hoshi

122 min · Japan · Dir. Tadashi Sawashima

Action Drama History 1969 movies

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.