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Samurai Assassin

1965Movie2 h 2 min

Drama
76
GreatGoodWatch score
IMDb7.4Rotten Tomatoes–83%

A brutally violent, tense drama movie about history and war.

Good for friends night · teens · drop-in friendly

Skip it if you need an uplifting mood · graphic violence bothers you

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Not for warmth, laughs or comfort.

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Story

Here, at the Gates of Sakurada, the Shogunate will fall.

Japan, 1860. The men of the Mito clan, victims of the Ansei purge, anxiously prowl around the Sakurada Gate of Edo Castle with the intention of assassinating Naosuke Ii of Hikone, tairō of the Tokugawa shogunate and responsible for their misfortune.

Feels like

  • Samurai Film
  • Political Intrigue
  • Historical Drama
  • Revenge
  • Japanese Cinema
  • Violence
  • Honor and Duty
  • Betrayal
  • 19th Century Japan

Cast

24 of 27

Crew

Directed by
Kihachi Okamoto
Written by
Shinobu Hashimoto
Produced by
Tomoyuki Tanaka
Music by
Masaru Satō

Everyone

Pick a department, or search for a name or a job (“editor”, “stunt”).

Facts

January 3, 1965 · 2 h 2 min · Violence

Released
January 3, 1965
Runtime
2 h 2 min
Content
Violence
Genres
Drama, Action, History
Original language
Japanese
Made in
Japan
Available in
2 countries
Keywords
based on novel or book, based on true story

Q&A

4 questions, like "Where can I stream Samurai Assassin?"

Questions about Samurai Assassin

Quick answers from GoodWatch data.

Where can I stream Samurai Assassin?

It streams in 1 other country, but not in the United States.

Is Samurai Assassin worth watching?

76
GreatGoodWatch score

Mostly, it's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 76 (IMDb 7.4).

Will I feel good after watching Samurai Assassin?

BleakHopeful

Probably not: the title analysis rates it 8 of 10 for bleakness and 7 for melancholy, against 3 for hopefulness.

Is Samurai Assassin in English?

Japanese

No, it was made in Japanese.