Synopsis
As winds of change sweep Japan, an honest man joins the Shinsengumi out of admiration for its leader, and because he wants to live and die as a samurai. However, as his involvement grows, reality and idealism come into deadly conflict.
Ratings
IMDb6.7/10
12 audience votes
Key crew
- Kenji MisumiDirector
- Seiji HoshikawaScreenplay
- Ichirō SaitōOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Raizō IchikawaYamasaki Susumu
- Shigeru AmachiToshizo Hijikata
- Shiho FujimuraShima
- Tomisaburō WakayamaIsami Kondo
- Katsuhiko KobayashiSanjûrô Tani
- Jun'ichirō NaritaKojûrô Kusunoki
- Kinshiro MatsumotoSôshi Okita
- Jun TazakiKamo Serizawa
- Mieko KondōMiyuki
- Reiko FujiwaraOume
- Ryūzō ShimadaShuntarô Furutaka
- Matasaburô NiwaKyûzô Okamoto
Stills
Themes
samuraicorruptionbased on novel or bookidealismdisillusionmentpolitical unrestjidaigekishinsengumi19th centurysocial unrest1860sbakumatsu