Released:
1964-07-04

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.

Director:
Masahiro Shinoda

Runtime:
1h 44min

Genre:
Drama

• Cast:
• 
  Tetsuro Tamba
  as
  Hachiro Kiyokawa
• 
  Eiji Okada
  as
  Lord Matsudaira
• 
  Eitarō Ozawa
  as
  Premier Itakura
• 
  Isao Kimura
  as
  Tadasaburo Sasaki
• 
  Shima Iwashita
  as
  Oren