The Shogun’s Guard: Valor in Turbulence (1960)

Original title

壮烈新選組　幕末の動乱

Directed by

Yasushi Sasaki

Genre

action, drama, history

Country

Japan

Runtime

1h 42m

Rating

5.7 of 10 from 6 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This 1960 Japanese film follows the Shinsengumi, a famous samurai police force, through well-known episodes of their history. It also shows the rival pro-shogunate and pro-imperial groups who were active during the final years of the Edo period.

briskhistoricaldramaticepisodicboldpatrioticaction-packed

What happens

『壮烈新選組 幕末の動乱』（そうれつしんせんぐみ　ばくまつのどうらん）は、1960年の日本映画。映倫番号:11807。白井喬二の原作をもとに、比佐芳武が脚色、佐々木康が監督、ベテランスター・キャストが一堂に会した娯楽時代劇。撮影伊藤武夫。新選組お馴染みのエピソードとともに、維新前夜に躍動する佐幕・勤王派の群像が浮き彫りに。 (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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