Shinsengumi: Assassins of Honor

2h 2min

Action

Drama

History

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.

Production Companies

TOHO

Mifune Productions

Cast

Toshirō Mifune

Toshirō Mifune

Isami Kondo
Keiju Kobayashi

Keiju Kobayashi

Toshizo Hijikata
Kinya Kitaoji

Kinya Kitaoji

Soji Okita
Kan'emon Nakamura

Kan'emon Nakamura

Yasubo Katsu
Kinnosuke Nakamura

Kinnosuke Nakamura

Fujita Arima
Umenosuke Nakamura

Umenosuke Nakamura

Keisuke Yamana
Takahiro Tamura

Takahiro Tamura

Koshitaro Ito
Katsuo Nakamura

Katsuo Nakamura

Kisaburo Kawai
Shinsuke Okimoto

Shinsuke Okimoto

Hachiro Shoga
Ichirō Nakatani

Ichirō 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
Seishirō Kuno

Seishirō 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
Rentaro Mikuni

Rentaro Mikuni

Kamo Serizawa
Kinzō Shin

Kinzō Shin

Honmeido
Ryōhei Uchida

Ryōhei Uchida

Nishiki Shinmi
Naoki Yamazaki

Naoki Yamazaki

Tokutaro Ikeda

Release date

5th Dec 1969

Status

Released

Spoken languages

日本語