Assassination

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.

Top Cast

Tetsuro Tamba

Hachiro Kiyokawa

Eiji Okada

Lord Matsudaira

Eitarō Ozawa

Premier Itakura

Isao Kimura

Tadasaburo Sasaki

Shima Iwashita

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