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Samurai Assassin

19652h 2mKihachi Okamoto
IMDb 7.4

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"Here, at the Gates of Sakurada, the Shogunate will fall."

Japan, 1860. The men of the Mito clan, victims of the Ansei purge, anxiously prowl around the Sakurada Gate of Edo Castle with the intention of assassinating Naosuke Ii of Hikone, tairō of the Tokugawa shogunate and responsible for their misfortune.

DramaActionHistory
JapanSamuraiBased On Novel Or BookBased On True StorySword FightTokyo, JapanRoninJidaigekiEdo Period19th Century

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What is Samurai Assassin (1965) about?

Japan, 1860. The men of the Mito clan, victims of the Ansei purge, anxiously prowl around the Sakurada Gate of Edo Castle with the intention of assassinating Naosuke Ii of Hikone, tairō of the Tokugawa shogunate and responsible for their misfortune.

Who stars in Samurai Assassin?

Samurai Assassin stars Toshirō Mifune (Tsuruchiyo Niiro), Keiju Kobayashi (Einosuke Kurihara), Yūnosuke Itō (Kenmotsu Hoshino), Michiyo Aratama (Okiku / Princess Kiku), Eijirō Tōno (Masagorō Kisoya). The film was directed by Kihachi Okamoto.

How long is Samurai Assassin?

Samurai Assassin has a runtime of 2 min and premiered in 1965.

Is Samurai Assassin worth watching?

Samurai Assassin holds an IMDb rating of 7.4/10. Fans of Drama, Action, History are most likely to enjoy it — TasteRay can tell you how well it matches your personal taste.

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