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67% Critic Match
Shinsengumi Chronicles
“I Want to Die A Samurai”
6.7 / 10• 1963• 1h 33m•NR• Japanese
ActionThrillerWar
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Raizō Ichikawa
Yamasaki Susumu
Lead
Shigeru Amachi
Toshizo Hijikata
Shiho Fujimura
Shima
Tomisaburō Wakayama
Isami Kondo
Katsuhiko Kobayashi
Sanjûrô Tani
Jun'ichirō Narita
Kojûrô Kusunoki
KM
Kinshiro Matsumoto
Sôshi Okita
Jun Tazaki
Kamo Serizawa
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Kenji Misumi's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Shinsengumi Chronicles is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
