Assassination (1964)

Assassination (1964)

1964-07-04 Japan 104 Min. PG-13
7.1 33 votes

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.

Cast

丹波哲郎 is Hachiro Kiyokawa
Hachiro Kiyokawa
岡田英次 is Lord Matsudaira
Lord Matsudaira
小沢栄太郎 is Premier Itakura
Premier Itakura
木村功 is Tadasaburo Sasaki
Tadasaburo Sasaki
Sumio Takatsu is Otojirô Kôno
Otojirô Kôno
竹脇無我 is Shingo Miyagawa
Shingo Miyagawa
早川保 is Shôzô Ishizaka
Shôzô Ishizaka
須賀不二男 is Kyûô Udono
Kyûô Udono
穂積隆信 is Tetsutaro Yamaoka
Tetsutaro Yamaoka