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japan samurai jidaigeki shinsengumi
Shinsengumi : Assassins of Honor
Release Date: December 05, 1969
Year | : | 1969 |
Slogan | : | «» |
Genres | : | Action, Drama, History |
Production Companies | : | TOHO, Mifune Productions |
Director | : | Tadashi Sawashima |
Producers | : | Toshirō Mifune, Hiroshi Inagaki, Yoshio Nishikawa |
Writers | : | Kenrō Matsuura |
RunTime | : | 122 mins. |
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.
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