Drama · Japan · 1964 · 1h 44m

Assassination

暗殺

Director

Cast

Tetsuro Tamba as Hachiro Kiyokawa Eiji Okada as Lord Matsudaira Eitarō Ozawa as Premier Itakura Isao Kimura as Tadasaburo Sasaki Shima Iwashita as Oren Keiji Sada as

Crew

Masao Kosugi — Director of Photography Eiji Amano — Editor Toru Takemitsu — Original Music Composer Nobuo Yamada — Screenplay Ryōtarō Shiba — Novel Shizuo Yamanouchi — Producer

Synopsis

In 1863, when American warships approach Japan, an enigmatic ronin becomes an important figure in a complex game of power between the Shogunate and the empire.

Mood & Themes

Key Collaborators

Masahiro Shinoda Director Masao Kosugi Director of Photography Eiji Amano Editor Toru Takemitsu Original Music Composer Nobuo Yamada Screenplay Ryōtarō Shiba Novel Shizuo Yamanouchi Producer

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