Shinsengumi: Assassins of Honor | |
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Directed by | Tadashi Sawashima |
Written by | Kenro Matsûra |
Produced by | Hiroshi Inagaki Toshiro Mifune Yoshio Nishikawa |
Starring | Toshiro Mifune Keiju Kobayashi Kinya Kitaoji Rentarō Mikuni Yoko Tsukasa Nakamura Kinnosuke |
Distributed by | Mifune Productions Co. Ltd. Toho Company AnimEigo |
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Running time | 122 minutes |
Country | Japan |
Language | Japanese |
Shinsengumi (新撰組, AKA Shinsengumi: Assassins of Honor or Band of Assassins) is a 1969 Japanese jidaigeki film.
The true story of the end of the Shogunate, the tragedy of the Shinsengumi is one of the best loved stories of Japanese history and has been adapted many times on stage, screen, television, and anime. This film, starring Toshiro Mifune with an all-star cast,[1] stands out as one of the definitive adaptations of this classic tale.[2][3]