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Cruel Story of the Shogunate's Downfall (1964)

Genre : Drama, History

Runtime : 1H 39M

Director : Tai Katô
Writer : Takeo Kunihiro

Synopsis

A headstrong young man seeks to join the Shinsengumi, but while his determination impresses his superiors, questions begin to arise as to his true identity and intentions.

Actors

Hashizo Okawa
Hashizo Okawa
Saburo Enami
Chōichirō Kawarasaki
Chōichirō Kawarasaki
Sumiko Fuji
Sumiko Fuji
Isao Kimura
Isao Kimura
Takeya Nakamura
Takeya Nakamura
Kō Nishimura
Kō Nishimura
Ryôhei Uchida
Ryôhei Uchida
Ryutaro Otomo
Ryutaro Otomo
Kantarô Suga
Kantarô Suga
Heitaro Gori
Heitaro Gori
Hideo Shimada
Hideo Shimada
Akira Shioji
Akira Shioji
Ushio Akashi
Ushio Akashi
Minoru Hodaka
Minoru Hodaka
Eijirô Kataoka
Eijirô Kataoka
Kinji Nakamura
Kinji Nakamura
Nobuo Chiba
Nobuo Chiba
Kin'nosuke Fujiki
Kin'nosuke Fujiki
Masuo Kamiki
Masuo Kamiki
Kusuo Abe
Kusuo Abe
Shinnosuke Ogata
Shinnosuke Ogata
Hiroshi Katō
Hiroshi Katō
Masao Hori
Masao Hori
Ryôji Kôzuki
Ryôji Kôzuki
Hiroshi Hatano
Hiroshi Hatano
Kazuo Tokita
Kazuo Tokita

Crews

Tai Katô
Tai Katô
Director
Hikaru Hayashi
Hikaru Hayashi
Original Music Composer
Jûhei Suzuki
Jûhei Suzuki
Director of Photography
Katsumi Kawai
Katsumi Kawai
Editor
Norifumi Suzuki
Norifumi Suzuki
Assistant Director
Jiro Tomita
Jiro Tomita
Art Direction
Takeo Kunihiro
Takeo Kunihiro
Screenplay
Shigeji Nakayama
Shigeji Nakayama
Sound Recordist

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