
Shinsengumi: Assassins of Honor
6.8/10
Release: 05/12/1969
Duration: 2h 2m

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.
Country: Japan
Language: Japanese
Director:Tadashi Sawashima
Writers
| Screenplay:Kenrō Matsuura
Production
TOHO
Mifune Productions