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Samurai Assassin

When:

The 1860s

Japan, 1860. The men of the Mito clan, victims of the Ansei purge, anxiously prowl around the Sakurada Gate of Edo Castle with the intention of assassinating Naosuke Ii of Hikone, tairō of the Tokugawa shogunate and responsible for their misfortune.

Released in 1965 — 122 minutes

Genres:

Drama Action History

Language:

Japanese