Shinsengumi: Assassins of Honor (1969)

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.

Cast

Isami Kondo
Toshizo Hijikata
Koshitaro Ito
Kisaburo Kawai
Hachiro Shoga
Moribe Tani
Sanosuke Harada
Naouemon Teshiro
Shinpachi Nagakura
Gennosuke Inoue
Soji Okita
Goro Hirayama
Shigesuke Hirama
Jo Yamazaki
Teizo Miyabe
Ninmaro Yoshida
Shuzo Ishikawa
Executive
Tokutaro Ikeda
Kamo Serizawa
Honmeido
Nishiki Shinmi
Yasubo Katsu
Keisuke Yamana

Crew

Original Music Composer
Still Photographer
Lighting Technician
Director of Photography
Art Direction
Assistant Director
Makeup Artist