Shinsengumi: Assassins of Honor
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.
Cast
Toshirō MifuneIsami Kondo
Keiju KobayashiToshizo Hijikata
Kinya KitaojiSoji Okita
Yōko TsukasaTsune
Yuriko HoshiOtaka
Kan'emon NakamuraYasubo Katsu
Junko IkeuchiOyuki
Kinnosuke NakamuraFujita Arima
Umenosuke NakamuraKeisuke Yamana
Yumiko NogawaOume
Takahiro TamuraKoshitaro ItoKatsuo NakamuraKisaburo Kawai
Crew
DirectorTadashi Sawashima
Details
Original Title新選組
Release DateDecember 5, 1969
LanguagesJapanese
StudiosTOHO, Mifune Productions
