Assassination

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.

Country:

Japan

Genre:

Drama

Duration:

104 minutes

Year:

1964

Director:

Masahiro Shinoda

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Company:

Shochiku

Cast:

Hachiro Kiyokawa

Lord Matsudaira

Premier Itakura

Tadasaburo Sasaki

Oren

Crew:

Director

Director of Photography

Original Music Composer

Screenplay

Art Direction