Shinsengumi (1969)

Original title

新選組

Directed by

Tadashi Sawashima

Genre

historical film

Country

Japan

Runtime

2h 02m

Rating

6.9 of 10 from 23 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This film tells the story of the Shinsengumi, a special police force in the final years of the Shogunate. It follows their rise and fall as they try to maintain order during a turbulent period in Japanese history.

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What happens

Shinsengumi (新撰組; AKA Shinsengumi: Assassins of Honor or Band of Assassins) is a 1969 Japanese jidaigeki film directed by Tadashi Sawashima. 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, stands out as one of the definitive adaptations of this classic tale. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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