Assassination

Original title: 暗殺

Duration: 104 min

Release date: 1964-07-04

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In 1863, when American warships approach Japan, an enigmatic ronin becomes an important figure in a complex game of power between the Shogunate and the empire.

Drama

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Criterion Channel

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as Hachiro Kiyokawa

as Lord Matsudaira

as Premier Itakura

as Tadasaburo Sasaki

as Otojirô Kôno

as Shingo Miyagawa

Tamotsu Hayakawa

Tamotsu Hayakawa

as Shôzô Ishizaka

as Kyûô Udono

Takanobu Hozumi

Takanobu Hozumi

as Tetsutaro Yamaoka

Tetsuji Takechi

Tetsuji Takechi

as Hisamizu Shimazu

as Jûjirô Ishii

as Detective Yoshikichi

Shin'ya Mizushima

Shin'ya Mizushima

as Keijirô Aizawa

Junkichi Orimoto

Junkichi Orimoto

as Kamo Serizawa

as Shûji Sakuma

as Shôhei Imuta

Hiroshi Mizushima

Hiroshi Mizushima

Omenosuke Ichikawa

Omenosuke Ichikawa

Ryokutarō Hanai

Ryokutarō Hanai

Mitsuru Tateoka

Mitsuru Tateoka

Takao Shigetomi

Takao Shigetomi

Shōsaburō Aihara

Shōsaburō Aihara

Kunichika Nagai

Kunichika Nagai

Nishimiya Kenji

Nishimiya Kenji

Kôzaburô Takami

Kôzaburô Takami

Kenjirô Nakase

Muneshirô Matsumoto

Muneshirô Matsumoto

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Masahiro Shinoda

Masahiro Shinoda

Director of Photography

Original Music Composer

Shizuo Yamanouchi

Shizuo Yamanouchi

Ryōtarō Shiba

Tsuneyoshi Kotani

Tsuneyoshi Kotani

Costume Designer

Shôtarô Sakagami

Shôtarô Sakagami

Key Hair Stylist

Kiyoshi Kikuchi

Kiyoshi Kikuchi

Assistant Director

Masahisa Sadanaga

Masahisa Sadanaga

First Assistant Director

Masahiro Fukuyasu

Masahiro Fukuyasu

Sound Recordist

Stunt Coordinator

Yoichiro Ichinose

Yoichiro Ichinose

Yûtarô Nashiki

Camera Operator

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