Film

The Shogun’s Guard: Valor in Turbulence 1960

Directed by Yasushi Sasaki

  • Action, Drama, History
  • 102 min

The stormy tale of the Shinsengumi is told from its birth by master filmmaker Sasaki Yasushi, with an all-star cast based on the original story by Shirai Kyoji. The battles between the royalists and Shogunate supporters come to a fever pitch during the Gion Festival as the exclusionists plot to burn Kyoto and kidnap the Emperor.

ActionDramaHistoryjapansamuraijidaigekiedo periodshinsengumiturmoilbakumatsu

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