Shinsengumi (1969 film)

Shinsengumi: Assassins of Honor
Shinsengumi: Assassins of Honor
Directed by	Tadashi Sawashima
Written by
Produced by	Hiroshi Inagaki; Toshiro Mifune;
Starring	Toshiro Mifune; Keiju Kobayashi; Kinya Kitaoji; Rentarō Mikuni; Yoko Tsukasa; Nakamura Kinnosuke
Distributed by	; Toho Company; AnimEigo
Release date	December 5, 1969;
Running time	122 minutes
Country	Japan
Language	Japanese

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,^[1] stands out as one of the definitive adaptations of this classic tale.^[2]^[3]

Plot[]

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 (Mifune), 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.^[4]^[5]^[6]

Cast[]

Toshiro Mifune as Isami Kondo^[7]
Keiju Kobayashi as Toshizo Hijikata
Kinya Kitaoji as Soji Okita
Rentarō Mikuni as Kamo Serizawa
Yoko Tsukasa as
Yumiko Nogawa
Ichirō Nakatani
Katsuo Nakamura
Takahiro Tamura as Koshitaro Ito
Nakamura Kinnosuke

References[]

^ "役へのこだわりから歯も抜いたそれでも自分を臆病と言った「三國連太郎」新" (in Japanese). newsyahoo. Retrieved 25 December 2020..
^ "新選組特集" (in Japanese). 時代劇専門. Retrieved 25 December 2020..
^ "新撰組". Agency for Cultural Affairs 映画情報システム. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
^ "新選組" (in Japanese). japanese-cinema.db. Retrieved 25 November 2020..
^ "新撰組" (in Japanese). 週シネマトピックス. Retrieved 25 December 2020..
^ "新撰組". Kinema Junpo. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
^ "役へのこだわりから歯も抜いたそれでも自分を臆病と言った「三國連太郎」新" (in Japanese). 週刊新潮. Retrieved 25 December 2020..

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[1] "役へのこだわりから歯も抜いたそれでも自分を臆病と言った「三國連太郎」新" (in Japanese). newsyahoo. Retrieved 25 December 2020..

[2] "新選組特集" (in Japanese). 時代劇専門. Retrieved 25 December 2020..

[3] "新撰組". Agency for Cultural Affairs 映画情報システム. Retrieved 2 November 2019.

[4] "新選組" (in Japanese). japanese-cinema.db. Retrieved 25 November 2020..

[5] "新撰組" (in Japanese). 週シネマトピックス. Retrieved 25 December 2020..

[6] "新撰組". Kinema Junpo. Retrieved 27 December 2020.

[7] "役へのこだわりから歯も抜いたそれでも自分を臆病と言った「三國連太郎」新" (in Japanese). 週刊新潮. Retrieved 25 December 2020..

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