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Shinsengumi: Assassins of Honor (1969) [N/A]

Release Date:
December 5, 1969

Original Title:
新選組

Alternate Titles:
Band of Assassins
Shinsengumi

Genres:
Action | Drama | History

Production Companies:
Mifune Productions
TOHO

Production Countries:
Japan

Ratings / Certifications:
 N/A

Runtime: 122

Overview from TheMovieDB

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.

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Production

Art Direction:
Hiroshi Ueda

Assistant Director:
Teruo Maru

Director:
Tadashi Sawashima

Director of Photography:
Kazuo Yamada

Editor:
Yoshihiro Araki

Lighting Technician:
Sachiro Sato

Makeup Artist:
Shigeo Kobayashi

Original Music Composer:
Masaru Satō

Producer:
Hiroshi Inagaki
Toshirō Mifune
Yoshio Nishikawa

Screenplay:
Kenrō Matsuura

Sound:
Masamichi Ichikawa

Still Photographer:
Ko Iidaka

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