Shinsengumi: Assassins of Honor (1969)
Shinsengumi: Assassins of Honor (1969)
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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Cast

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

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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Details

Genres: Action, Drama, History

Language: 日本語

Release Date: 05 December 1969

Country: JP

Runtime: 122m

Company Credits

Company: TOHO, Mifune Productions

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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

Kan'emon Nakamura

Kan'emon Nakamura

Yasubo Katsu

Junko Ikeuchi

Junko Ikeuchi

Oyuki

Kinnosuke Nakamura

Kinnosuke Nakamura

Fujita Arima

Umenosuke Nakamura

Umenosuke Nakamura

Keisuke Yamana

Yumiko Nogawa

Yumiko Nogawa

Oume

Takahiro Tamura

Takahiro Tamura

Koshitaro Ito

Katsuo Nakamura

Katsuo Nakamura

Kisaburo Kawai

Mita Kitagawa

Mita Kitagawa

Kaori

Shinsuke Okimoto

Shinsuke Okimoto

Hachiro Shoga

Ichirō Nakatani

Ichirō Nakatani

Moribe Tani

Ryunosuke Yamazaki

Ryunosuke Yamazaki

Sanosuke Harada

Kazuya Oguri

Kazuya Oguri

Naouemon Teshiro

Hiroshi Tanaka

Hiroshi Tanaka

Shinpachi Nagakura

Shinnosuke Ogata

Shinnosuke Ogata

Heisuke Todo

Seishirō Kuno

Seishirō Kuno

Gennosuke Inoue

Kiyoshi Taiki

Kiyoshi Taiki

Goro Hirayama

Hiroto Kimura

Hiroto Kimura

Shigesuke Hirama

Kyosuke Ugami

Kyosuke Ugami

Jo Yamazaki

Jotaro Togami

Jotaro Togami

Teizo Miyabe

Eijiro Soma

Eijiro Soma

Ninmaro Yoshida

Yoshijiro Murata

Yoshijiro Murata

Shuzo Ishikawa

Shin Tsuda

Shin Tsuda

Executive

Rentaro Mikuni

Rentaro Mikuni

Kamo Serizawa

Kinzō Shin

Kinzō Shin

Honmeido

Ryôhei Uchida

Ryôhei Uchida

Nishiki Shinmi

Kôichi Satô

Kôichi Satô

Naoki Yamazaki

Naoki Yamazaki

Tokutaro Ikeda

Directed By

Tadashi Sawashima

Tadashi Sawashima

Director

Teruo Maru

Teruo Maru

Assistant Director

Writing Credits

Production Crew

Edited By

Costume and Makeup

Shigeo Kobayashi

Shigeo Kobayashi

Makeup Artist

Sound

Masaru Satō

Masaru Satō

Original Music Composer

Masamichi Ichikawa

Masamichi Ichikawa

Sound

Visual Effects

Not currently known.

Camera

Ko Iidaka

Ko Iidaka

Still Photographer

Kazuo Yamada

Kazuo Yamada

Director of Photography

Lighting

Sachiro Sato

Sachiro Sato

Lighting Technician

Art Department

Hiroshi Ueda

Hiroshi Ueda

Art Direction

Other Crew

Not currently known.

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