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Drama · Action · History · 1965 · 2h 2min

Samurai Assassin.

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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.

Director: Kihachi Okamoto

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7.4 /10

3k votes

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TMDB

7.4 /10

62 votes

Letterboxd

7.6 /10

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Weighted average

7.5/10

IMDb7.4
TMDB7.4
Lbxd7.6

🇦🇷ArgentinaMar 2, 1966

🇲🇽MéxicoJul 28, 1966

🇺🇸Estados UnidosMar 5, 1965

🇯🇵JapónJan 3, 1965

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