Shinsengumi: Assassins of Honor

IMDb 6.8 1969 122 min ActionDramaHistory

Director

Tadashi Sawashima

Country

JP

Plot Summary

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.

Top Cast

Toshirō Mifune
Toshirō Mifune Isami Kondo
Keiju Kobayashi
Keiju Kobayashi Toshizo Hijikata
Kinya Kitaoji
Kinya Kitaoji Soji Okita
Yōko Tsukasa
Yōko Tsukasa Tsune
Yuriko Hoshi
Yuriko Hoshi Otaka