Samurai Assassin (1965)
Original title: 侍
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.
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Keiju KobayashiEinosuke Kurihara
Yūnosuke ItōKenmotsu Hoshino
Michiyo AratamaOkiku / Princess Kiku
Toshirō MifuneTsuruchiyo Niiro
Eijirō TōnoMasagorō Kisoya
Tatsuyoshi EharaIchigorō Hayama
Tadao NakamaruShigezo Inada
Kaoru YachigusaMitsu
Haruko SugimuraTsuru
Nami TamuraYae
Shirō ŌtsujiKaname Kojima
Yoshio InabaKeijiro SumitaKeywords
Based on novel or bookBased on a true storyTokyo, japan19th centurySword fightSamuraiRoninEdo periodHistorically inaccurateJidaigekiBased on true story
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Genre affinityAction · Drama · HistoryTheme affinityBased On Novel Or Book · Based On A True Story · Tokyo JapanVisual styleEdo PeriodDialogue densityDramaPacingActionDirector preference217381
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Frequently asked questions about Samurai Assassin
What is Samurai Assassin about?
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.
How long is Samurai Assassin?
Samurai Assassin has a runtime of 122 minutes.