Directed by:
Tadashi SawashimaCinematography:
Kazuo YamadaComposer:
Masaru SatōCast:
Toshirō Mifune, Rentarô Mikuni, Yōko Tsukasa, Kanemon Nakamura, Kinnosuke Yorozuya, Katsuo Nakamura, Takahiro Tamura, Keiju Kobayashi, 野川由美子, 星由里子, 内田良平 (more)Plots(1)
In this historical drama, set at the end of the Edo period (late 19c), Mifune stars as Isami KONDO an idealistic leader who organizes a single-minded group who support the Shogun and his battle against the fiefs who want direct Imperial rule reinstated. But when the Imperial side wins, the Shinsengumi are declared outlaws. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Toshirō Mifune
China
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Japan's Longest Day (1967)
Seven Samurai (1954)
High and Low (1963)
Rentarô Mikuni
Japan
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Yōko Tsukasa
Japan
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Kanemon Nakamura
Japan
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Kinnosuke Yorozuya
Japan
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Samurai Banners (1969)
Katsuo Nakamura
Japan
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Samurai Banners (1969)
Takahiro Tamura
Japan
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Revenge (1964)
Last Samurai (1974)
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Keiju Kobayashi
Japan
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Japan's Longest Day (1967)
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Sanjuro (1962)
野川由美子
Japan
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Zatoichi and the Fugitives (1968)
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星由里子
Japan
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Band of Assassins (1969)
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内田良平
Japan
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The Thirteen Assassins (1963)
Band of Assassins (1969)
Asao Uchida
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