Bakumatsu (1970)

Original title

幕末

Directed by

Daisuke Itō

Genre

samurai cinema, Jidaigeki

Country

Japan

Runtime

2h

Rating

7.3 of 10 from 13 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This film follows the life of Sakamoto Ryōma and the people around him during the Bakumatsu period in Japan. It shows his involvement in the events leading up to the Meiji Restoration.

historicaldramaticintimatethoughtfulbriskgroundedearnestcharacter-driven

What happens

Bakumatsu (Japanese: 幕末), also known as The Ambitious or The Restoration of Meiji, is a 1970 Japanese jidaigeki film directed by Daisuke Itō. It is based on Ryōtarō Shiba's novel of the same title. The film depicts chronicles the life of Sakamoto Ryōma and people around him. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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