Shinsengumi Chronicles (1963)

01/03/1963 (JP) • 1h 33m

Action, Thriller, War

I Want to Die A Samurai

Overview

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.

Top Billed Cast

Shigeru Amachi

Toshizo Hijikata

Raizō Ichikawa

Yamasaki Susumu

Katsuhiko Kobayashi

Sanjûrô Tani

Jun'ichirō Narita

Kojûrô Kusunoki

Kinshiro Matsumoto

Sôshi Okita

Jun Tazaki

Kamo Serizawa


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Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Budget

-

Revenue

-

Keywords

samurai

corruption

based on novel or book

idealism

disillusionment

jidaigeki

shinsengumi

19th century

1860s

violence

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