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Assassination

7.119641h 44mNRMovieDrama

In 1863, when American warships approach Japan, an enigmatic ronin becomes an important figure in a complex game of power between the Shogunate and the empire.

DirectorMasahiro Shinoda
WriterNobuo Yamada
ProducerShizuo Yamanouchi

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Cast · Directed by Masahiro Shinoda

TTTetsuro Tamba
Tetsuro Tamba
Hachiro Kiyokawa
EOEiji Okada
Eiji Okada
Lord Matsudaira
EOEitarō Ozawa
Eitarō Ozawa
Premier Itakura
IKIsao Kimura
Isao Kimura
Tadasaburo Sasaki
SIShima Iwashita
Shima Iwashita
Oren
KSKeiji Sada
Keiji Sada
TKTakeshi Kusaka
Takeshi Kusaka
ST
Sumio Takatsu
Otojirô Kôno
MTMuga Takewaki
Muga Takewaki
Shingo Miyagawa
THTamotsu Hayakawa
Tamotsu Hayakawa
Shôzô Ishizaka
FSFujio Suga
Fujio Suga
Kyûô Udono
THTakanobu Hozumi
Takanobu Hozumi
Tetsutaro Yamaoka

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