

Assassination
Drama
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.
Status:
Released
Release Date:
1964-07-04
Runtime:
1h 44m
Director:
Masahiro Shinoda
Writer:
Nobuo Yamada
Top Cast

Tetsuro Tamba
Hachiro Kiyokawa

Eiji Okada
Lord Matsudaira

Eitarō Ozawa
Premier Itakura

Isao Kimura
Tadasaburo Sasaki

Shima Iwashita
Oren

Keiji Sada

Takeshi Kusaka

Sumio Takatsu
Otojirô Kôno

Muga Takewaki
Shingo Miyagawa

Tamotsu Hayakawa
Shôzô Ishizaka

Fujio Suga
Kyûô Udono

Takanobu Hozumi
Tetsutaro Yamaoka
Recommendations