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Shinsengumi Chronicles

I Want to Die A Samurai
Jan 3, 1963 · 1h 33m
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Action
Thriller
War

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As winds of change sweep Japan, an honest man joins the Shinsengumi out of admiration for its leader, and because he wants to live and die as a samurai. However, as his involvement grows, reality and idealism come into deadly conflict.

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CAST

Raizō Ichikawa
Yamasaki Susumu
Shigeru Amachi
Toshizo Hijikata
Shiho Fujimura
Shima
Tomisaburō Wakayama
Isami Kondo
Katsuhiko Kobayashi
Sanjûrô Tani
Jun'ichirō Narita
Kojûrô Kusunoki
Kinshiro Matsumoto
Sôshi Okita
Jun Tazaki
Kamo Serizawa
Directed by Kenji Misumi

DETAILS

Status
Released
Original language
JA
Budget
—
Revenue
—
Production
Daiei Film
Country
JP

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