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Shinsengumi: Assassins of Honor is a film of genre Drama directed by Tadashi Sawashima released in USA on 15 april 1970 with Toshiro Mifune

Shinsengumi: Assassins of Honor (1969)

Shinsengumi: Assassins of Honor
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Released in USA 15 april 1970
Length 2h2
Directed by
Genres Drama,    Action,    Historical
Rating68% 3.4341653.4341653.4341653.4341653.434165

Shinsengumi (新撰組, AKA Shinsengumi: Assassins of Honor or Band of Assassins) is a 1969 Japanese jidaigeki film.

The true story of the end of the Shogunate, the tragedy of the Shinsengumi is one of the best loved stories of Japanese history and has been adapted many times on stage, screen, television, and anime. This film, starring Toshiro Mifune with an all-star cast, stands out as one of the definitive adaptations of this classic tale.

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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...

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