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.

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
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Release Date
July 4, 1964
Runtime
1h 44m
Rating
NR
Genres
Drama
Director
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