Assassination (1964)

NR ★ 7.0/10 104 min Drama Japan Japanese

Director: Masahiro Shinoda

Screenplay by: Nobuo Yamada
Novel: Ryōtarō Shiba

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Description

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.

Top Cast

Tetsuro Tamba Hachiro Kiyokawa

Eiji Okada Lord Matsudaira

Eitarō Ozawa Premier Itakura

Isao Kimura Tadasaburo Sasaki

Shima Iwashita Oren

Keiji Sada

Takeshi Kusaka

Sumio Takatsu Otojirô Kôno

Assassination Appears on 2 Curated Movie Lists

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