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Shinsengumi: Assassins of Honor

Shinsengumi: Assassins of Honor

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Status

Released

Release Date

Dec 5, 1969

Runtime

2h 2m

Genres

Action, Drama, History

User Score

67%

Original Title

新選組

Production Companies

TOHO, Mifune Productions

Director

Tadashi Sawashima

Description

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.