Shinsengumi: Assassins of Honor

Overview

Near the end of the nineteenth century, as the balance of power shifts from Shogunate towards the Emperor, Japan restlessly awaits the dawning of a new age. But not all are content...The Shinsengumi, a small army of samurai, farmers and peasants, band together to do battle against the tide of history. Their leader, Isami Kondo is a man who rises from farmer to fighter to head the fierce Shinsengumi brigade. Using a stern hand and a heart of gold, he rallies his men in defense of the tottering Shogunate. But bloodshed and treachery lurk around every corner.

Top Cast

Toshirō Mifune

Isami Kondo

Keiju Kobayashi

Toshizo Hijikata

Kinya Kitaoji

Soji Okita

Yōko Tsukasa

Tsune

Yuriko Hoshi

Otaka

Kan'emon Nakamura

Yasubo Katsu

Junko Ikeuchi

Oyuki

Kinnosuke Nakamura

Fujita Arima