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Shinsengumi: Assassins of Honor (1969)

Genre : Action, Drama, History

Runtime : 2H 2M

Director : Tadashi Sawashima
Writer : Kenrô Matsuura

Synopsis

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.

Actors

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
Ichirô Nakatani
Ichirô 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
Seishirô Kuno
Seishirô 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
Naoki Yamazaki
Naoki Yamazaki
Tokutaro Ikeda
Rentaro Mikuni
Rentaro Mikuni
Kamo Serizawa
Kinzō Shin
Kinzō Shin
Honmeido
Ryôhei Uchida
Ryôhei Uchida
Nishiki Shinmi
Kôichi Satô
Kôichi Satô

Crews

Hiroshi Inagaki
Hiroshi Inagaki
Producer
Toshirō Mifune
Toshirō Mifune
Producer
Yoshio Nishikawa
Yoshio Nishikawa
Producer
Masaru Satō
Masaru Satō
Original Music Composer
Yoshihiro Araki
Yoshihiro Araki
Editor
Ko Iidaka
Ko Iidaka
Still Photographer
Sachiro Sato
Sachiro Sato
Lighting Technician
Tadashi Sawashima
Tadashi Sawashima
Director
Kazuo Yamada
Kazuo Yamada
Director of Photography
Masamichi Ichikawa
Masamichi Ichikawa
Sound
Hiroshi Ueda
Hiroshi Ueda
Art Direction
Kenrô Matsuura
Kenrô Matsuura
Screenplay
Teruo Maru
Teruo Maru
Assistant Director
Shigeo Kobayashi
Shigeo Kobayashi
Makeup Artist

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