Movie: Shinsengumi Chronicles

Top 10 Billed Cast

Shigeru Amachi
天知茂

Toshizo Hijikata

Shiho Fujimura
藤村志保

Shima

Tomisaburō Wakayama
若山富三郎

Isami Kondo

Raizō Ichikawa
八代目 市川雷蔵

Yamasaki Susumu

Katsuhiko Kobayashi
小林勝彦

Sanjûrô Tani

Jun'ichirō Narita
成田純一郎

Kojûrô Kusunoki

Kinshiro Matsumoto
Kinshiro Matsumoto

Sôshi Okita

Jun Tazaki
田崎潤

Kamo Serizawa

Mieko Kondō
近藤美恵子

Miyuki

Reiko Fujiwara
藤原礼子

Oume

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    As winds of change sweep Japan, an honest man joins the Shinsengumi out of admiration for its leader, and because he wants to live and die as a samurai. However, as his involvement grows, reality and idealism come into deadly conflict.

  • Release Date

    1963-01-03

  • Average

    6.5

  • Rating:

    3.3 starts
  • Tagline

    I Want to Die A Samurai

  • Genres

  • Languages:

    日本語
  • Keywords

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