Shinsengumi: Assassins of Honor

Toho Co., Ltd.

Mifune Productions, Ltd.

Attack the foreign enemy;

we must expel them!

We mustn't let foreigners desecrate

Japan, the land of the Gods.

"Black Ships:
" The ships of U.S. Commodore

Matthew Perry's 1853 and 1854 expeditions

to Japan.

The Shogunate, pressured by the arrival of the

Black Ships, signed a treaty opening the ports.

This act incurred the wrath

of the Emperor.

Anti-Shogunate factions

exploited this division.

Radical ronin from the fiefs

of Tosa and Choshu...

...justifying their actions as

"divine punishment..."

...began to assassinate public officials and

prominent members of the Shogunate.

Signs:
"Divine Punishment"

...began to assassinate public officials and

prominent members of the Shogunate.

"The capital:
" Kyoto, home of the Emperor. The

Shogunate rules Japan from Edo, however.

There's an anti-Shogunate group

gathering at the capital.

They oppose any alliance between

the Emperor and the Shogun.

I get it! You're recruiting ronin to fight

against the anti-Shogunate forces.

Finally figured

it out, eh?

The Shogun's visiting Kyoto for talks with the

Emperor about expelling the foreigners.

We ronin have an important mission.

It's been 250 years since a

Shogun last visited Kyoto.

This is getting exciting! It's our chance to

go down in history! I'm going to do it!

Yamanami, come with us.

I'm leaving it up

to Kondo.

I'll discuss it with him after he returns from his

training in Tama. How about you, Okita?

I'd like to attend as a representative

of our Shieikan dojo.

I want to live a life of valor and gallantry,

dedicated to the way of the sword.

Here, have a sugar candy.

What will you

do, Isami?

I plan to go.

I too wish to protect

our Shogun.

The farmers of Tama have prospered under

the divine guidance of the Tokugawa clan.

And all this domestic squabbling makes us

ill-prepared to deal with foreign enemies.

The Shogun and the Emperor will discuss how

to protect our nation from foreign enemies.

I believe it's our duty to see that their

meeting proceeds in safety.

We'll show the world

the true value...

...of Shieikan's Ten-nen Rishin-

style swordsmanship.

I'm sure that the Shogunate will

acknowledge our mettle!

Toshi, I intend to selflessly

serve our nation.

Isami!

There you go,

good girl.

Good, good girl.

There we go.

How's my girl? How is she? Eh?

Here you are.

Happy to see your

dad, Tamako?

Good, good girl.

Tsune.

Tsune.

Yes.

Yes.

Do you think you could raise her by yourself?

Yes.

So you've made

up your mind.

Yeah. I'm joining the ronin

and going to Kyoto.

Congratulations.

Congratulations.

Thank you.

I'll make both of you

proud of me.

Shinsengumi

Assassins of Honor

Produced by

Mifune Toshiro

Nishikawa Yoshio

Inagaki Hiroshi

Screenplay by

Matsu-ura Kenro

Cinematography:
Yamada Kazuo

Art Director:
Ueda Hiroshi

Recording by Ichikawa Masamichi

Lighting by Sato Yukio

Sound Arrangement by Shimonaga Hisashi

Music by

Sato Masaru

Assistant Director: Maru Teruo

Edited by Araki Yoshihiro

Effects by Kanayama Makoto

Makeup:
Kobayashi Shigeo

Swordplay Choreographer: Kuze Ryu

Kendo Instructor: Takano Hiromasa

(single-sword style Chuzai-shu School)

Developed by Tokyo Developing Studio

Production Supervisor: Yamazaki Hidekazu

Cast:

Mifune Toshiro

Kobayashi Keiju

Mikuni Rentaro

Kinya Kitaoji

Tamura Takahiro

Tsukasa Yooko

Hoshi Yuriko

Ikeuchi Junko

Nakamura Kanemon

Nakamura Katsuo

Nogawa Yumiko

Kitagawa Mika

Nakatani Ichiro

Uchida Ryohei

Mikimoto Shinsuke

Shin Kinzo

Nakamura Umenosuke

Tanaka Haruo

Togami Jotaro

Oguri Kazuya

Kagawa Ryosuke

Soma Eijiro

Tsuda Shin

Murata Kichijiro

Ogata Shinosuke

Yamamoto Kiyosh

Sekiguchi Ginzo

Yamazaki Naoki

Kuno Shoshiro

Ushimo Uwahiko

Tanaka Hiroshi

Kimura Hiroto

Oki Masashi

Suzuki Haruo

Taniguchi Kan

Nakamura Tokinosuke

Kamiki Shinichiro

Achiba Shinsuke

Asayori Hotaro

Hashimoto Senzo

Aoyama Hiro

Furuya Kazuyuki

Araki Yasuo

Yano Yoko

Tanabe Wakako

Sato Koichi

Masamoto Keiichiro

Ito Makoto

Shinohara Masaki

Gondo Yukihiko

Okabe Tadashi

Speech Instructor: Yasufuji Koko

Mifune Productions Shichiyo-kai

Cooperation by

Gekidan Zenshinza Theatre Troupe

Nakamura Kinnosuke

Directed by

Sawajima Tadashi

Burn!

Burn!

Burn it

all up!

Get it in there!

"The lumberjacks of Kiso..."

"The lumberjacks of Kiso..."

Burn!

"The lumberjacks of Kiso..."

"The lumberjacks of Kiso..."

Get in there!

"The lumberjacks of Kiso..."

"The lumberjacks of Kiso..."

See it all go!

"Mt. Ontake in Kiso..." What

the hell...? Ouch!

What's going

on here?

Yes, Commander Serizawa is...

...on another drunken rampage?

No. He's quite upset that there's

no room at the inn.

What the hell's the

matter with you?

This is inexcusable!

How dare you neglect lodging for Commander

Serizawa, leader of our troop of ronin?!

My apologies.

We've managed to find a place for him.

Please let me guide you there.

No, forget it.

Fan:
"Samurai with spirit of Loyalty

and Patriotism, Serizawa Kamo"

No, forget it.

Fan:
"Samurai with spirit of Loyalty

and Patriotism, Serizawa Kamo"

Fan:
"Samurai with spirit of Loyalty

and Patriotism, Serizawa Kamo"

Roughing it suits

me just fine.

Roughing it suits

me just fine.

But that wouldn't

be right...

Do you dare to make our

Commander rough it?

Aren't you in charge of finding

a room for him?

Cut your belly!

Do seppuku!

Please stop.

And you are...?

I'm Kondo Isami, Mr.

Ikeda's assistant.

I understand your distress. Please

forgive us about tonight.

If you're his assistant, then you're

equally guilty! Do seppuku!

What's with your

attitude?

My pupils and I have abandoned my dojo to

travel to Kyoto and defend the Shogun.

I couldn't slit my stomach

over such a trifle.

And you call yourself

a samurai?

I may have been a farmer, but I'm also the

master of the Ten-nen Rishin dojo.

The Ten-nen Rishin school?

Ah, wait, Niimi...

"Tengu group:
" a radical anti-foreigner

group from the Mito fief.

We're a unit of the

Tengu Group.

It was all my fault.

Please...

Please forgive us.

Wait...

I was neglectful. Please

forgive us.

I will not move from here

until you forgive us.

Watch and learn. We shall

see Isami's true spirit.

Ouch! Ouch! I'm

burning up!

All right, you win,

you win!

Sorry to have kept

you waiting.

I was told about a mishap,

our apologies.

Finally come out of the

woodwork, huh?

The errors of my men

are my errors as well.

Please accept my apologies, and return

to your camp.

Please accept my apologies, and return

to your camp.

This is proof of your

incompetence!

To you Shogunate retainers, we're

just a gang of starving ronin.

Our world is crumbling about us

because of your foolishness!

It's crumbling!

I am the loyal patriot

named...

...Serizawa Kamo! And

don't you forget it!

Third year of the Bunkyu period (1863), Spring.

The troop of ronin arrive at the capital, Kyoto.

Flowers for sale!

Flowers for sale!

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