Shinsengumi Chronicles

Shinsengumi Chronicles (1963)

1963-01-03 · 93 min · Rating 6.50/10 (11 votes)

I Want to Die A Samurai

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.

Keywords

1860s 19th century bakumatsu based on novel or book corruption disillusionment idealism jidaigeki political unrest samurai shinsengumi social unrest violence