Shinsengumi: Assassins of Honor
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.
- Year : 1969
- Country : Japan
- Genre : Action, Drama, History
- Studio : TOHO, Mifune Productions
- Keyword : japan, samurai, jidaigeki, shinsengumi
- Director : Tadashi Sawashima
- Cast : Toshirō Mifune, Keiju Kobayashi, Kinya Kitaoji, Yōko Tsukasa, Yuriko Hoshi, Kan'emon Nakamura