japan,samurai,based on novel or book,based on true story,sword fight,tokyo, japan,ronin,jidaigeki,edo period,19th century,bakumatsu

Samurai Assassin (1965)

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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.

Cast & Crew

Director
Kihachi Okamoto
  • Profile picture of Toshirō Mifune
    Tsuruchiyo Niiro Toshirō Mifune
  • Profile picture of Keiju Kobayashi
    Einosuke Kurihara Keiju Kobayashi
  • Profile picture of Yūnosuke Itō
    Kenmotsu Hoshino Yūnosuke Itō
  • Profile picture of Michiyo Aratama
    Okiku / Princess Kiku Michiyo Aratama
  • Profile picture of Eijirō Tōno
    Masagorō Kisoya Eijirō Tōno
  • Profile picture of Tatsuyoshi Ehara
    Ichigorō Hayama Tatsuyoshi Ehara
  • Profile picture of Tadao Nakamaru
    Shigezo Inada Tadao Nakamaru
  • Profile picture of Kaoru Yachigusa
    Mitsu Kaoru Yachigusa

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Keywords

  • japan
  • samurai
  • based on novel or book
  • based on true story
  • sword fight
  • tokyo, japan
  • ronin
  • jidaigeki
  • edo period
  • 19th century
  • bakumatsu