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Shinsengumi: Assassins of Honor(1969)
Status: Released
Date: 1969-12-05
68%
22 Votes
Time: 2h 2m
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.
Languages: Japanese.
Countries:
Japan
ProductionCompanies: 
Mifune Productions
Movie: Shinsengumi: Assassins of Honor
Top 10 Billed Cast
三船敏郎
Isami Kondo
小林桂樹
Toshizo Hijikata
北大路欣也
Soji Okita
司葉子
Tsune
星由里子
Otaka
三代目 中村翫右衛門
Yasubo Katsu
池内淳子
Oyuki
萬屋錦之介
Fujita Arima
四代目 中村梅之助
Keisuke Yamana
野川由美子
Oume
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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.
Release Date
1969-12-05
Average
6.8
Rating:
3.4 startsTagline
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