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Assassination(1964)
Status: Released
Date: 1964-07-04
71%
36 Votes
Time: 1h 44m
Overview:
Assassination begins with the events of 1853 when "four black ships" anchored at Edo Bay, sparking civil unrest and the major political manoeuvring that saw the end of the Tokugawa Shogunate. At a time when assassination had become a disturbing political tool, Shinoda's film follows Hachiro Kiyokawa, an ambitious, masterless samurai whose allegiances drift dangerously between the Shogunate and the Emperor.
Languages: Japanese.
Countries:
Japan
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Movie: Assassination
Top 10 Billed Cast
丹波哲郎
Hachiro Kiyokawa
岡田英次
Lord Matsudaira
小沢栄太郎
Premier Itakura
木村功
Tadasaburo Sasaki
岩下志麻
Oren
佐田啓二
日下武史
竹脇無我
Shingo Miyagawa
早川保
Shôzô Ishizaka
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Overview
Assassination begins with the events of 1853 when "four black ships" anchored at Edo Bay, sparking civil unrest and the major political manoeuvring that saw the end of the Tokugawa Shogunate. At a time when assassination had become a disturbing political tool, Shinoda's film follows Hachiro Kiyokawa, an ambitious, masterless samurai whose allegiances drift dangerously between the Shogunate and the Emperor.
Release Date
1964-07-04
Average
7.111
Rating:
3.6 startsTagline
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