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Shinsengumi: Assassins of Honor

Original title: Shinsengumi
  • 19691969
  • 2h 2m
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6.9/10
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Shinsengumi (1969)
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Feudal Japan. Kamo Serizawa and Isami Kondo turn a collection of student fencers into a band of assassins known as the Shinsen Group, devoted to the Tokugawa shogunate and to an elegant code... Read allFeudal Japan. Kamo Serizawa and Isami Kondo turn a collection of student fencers into a band of assassins known as the Shinsen Group, devoted to the Tokugawa shogunate and to an elegant code of action and behavior. Kondo leads the band against the forces of the Emperor in hopes o... Read allFeudal Japan. Kamo Serizawa and Isami Kondo turn a collection of student fencers into a band of assassins known as the Shinsen Group, devoted to the Tokugawa shogunate and to an elegant code of action and behavior. Kondo leads the band against the forces of the Emperor in hopes of preventing his restoration to the throne.
IMDb RATING
6.9/10
413
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Tadashi Sawashima
  • Writer
    • Takeo Matsuura
  • Stars
    • Toshirô Mifune
    • Keiju Kobayashi
    • Kin'ya Kitaôji
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  • Director
    • Tadashi Sawashima
  • Writer
    • Takeo Matsuura
  • Stars
    • Toshirô Mifune
    • Keiju Kobayashi
    • Kin'ya Kitaôji
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    • 6User reviews
    • 6Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 1 win

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    Toshirô Mifune in Shinsengumi (1969)
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    Toshirô Mifune and Keiju Kobayashi in Shinsengumi (1969)
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    Toshirô Mifune
    Toshirô Mifune
    • Isami Kondoas Isami Kondo
    Keiju Kobayashi
    • Toshizo Hijikataas Toshizo Hijikata
    Kin'ya Kitaôji
    • Soji Okitaas Soji Okita
    Rentarô Mikuni
    Rentarô Mikuni
    • Kamo Serizawaas Kamo Serizawa
    Yôko Tsukasa
    Yôko Tsukasa
    • Tsuneas Tsune
    Yuriko Hoshi
    Yuriko Hoshi
    • Otakaas Otaka
    Junko Ikeuchi
    • Oyukias Oyuki
    Kan'emon Nakamura
    Kan'emon Nakamura
    • Yasubo Katsuas Yasubo Katsu
    • (as Ganemon Nakamura)
    Kinnosuke Nakamura
    • Fujita Arimaas Fujita Arima
    Yumiko Nogawa
    Yumiko Nogawa
    • Oumeas Oume
    Takahiro Tamura
    Takahiro Tamura
    • Koshitaro Itoas Koshitaro Ito
    Katsuo Nakamura
    Katsuo Nakamura
    • Kisaburo Kawaias Kisaburo Kawai
    Ichirô Nakatani
    Ichirô Nakatani
    • Moribe Tanias Moribe Tani
    Mika Kitagawa
    • Kaorias Kaori
    Ryôhei Uchida
    Ryôhei Uchida
    • Nishiki Shinmias Nishiki Shinmi
    Shinsuke Mikimoto
    • Hachiro Shogaas Hachiro Shoga
    Umenosuke Nakamura
    • Keisuke Yamanaas Keisuke Yamana
    Kinzô Shin
    Kinzô Shin
    • Honmeidoas Honmeido
    • Director
      • Tadashi Sawashima
    • Writer
      • Takeo Matsuura
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    Storyline

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    Feudal Japan. Kamo Serizawa and Isami Kondo turn a collection of student fencers into a band of assassins known as the Shinsen Group, devoted to the Tokugawa shogunate and to an elegant code of action and behavior. Kondo leads the band against the forces of the Emperor in hopes of preventing his restoration to the throne. —Jim Beaver <jumblejim@prodigy.net>
    • japanese history
    • timeframe 1860s
    • timeframe 19th century
    • japan
    • jidai geki
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      • History
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      This film is part of the jidaigeki (period drama) genre, and it is also a chanbara (sword-fighting) film.

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    Solid historical drama where swordplay takes a second seat but is never absent for long
    Produced by Mifune's production company with Hiroshi Inagaki supervising proceedings (in a kind of movie he could make with eyes closed), SHINSENGUMI is a typical, big-budget retelling of a classic Japanese story, but one which, unlike Chusingura, has significantly more relevance to contemporary history and the western world. A sprawling two-hour historical drama, ably, at times even impressively, directed, well acted (Toshiro Mifune practically guarantees that), with an emphasis on the political machinations between Loyalists and Shogunate supporters rather than swordplay, but still broken with sudden bursts of messy violence and bookended with blood spraying on the camera, SHINSENGUMI should be an essential viewing to all lovers of jidaigeki. Possibly even the definitive version of the story.
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • April 15, 1970 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • Japan
    • Language
      • Japanese
    • Also known as
      • 新選組(1969)
    • Production companies
      • Mifune Productions Co. Ltd.
      • Toho Company
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 2 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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