The Shogun’s Guard, Shinsengumi (1958)
Action
Overview
The Shinsengumi is a special unit of ronin commissioned by the Tokugawa shogunate to counter anti-shogunate activities in Kyoto. A sinister plot to overthrow the shogun is set in motion and Kondo Isami and his fellow samurai must answer the call and expose those behind it.
Cast
- Chiezo Kataoka as Kondo Isami
- Shinobu Chihara as Umematsu
- Hiroko Sakuramachi as Oharu
- Junko Takashima as Hinagiku
- Yumiko Hasegawa as Komano
- Isao Yamagata as Hijikata Toshizo
- Kodayu Ichikawa
- Kensaku Hara as Yamazaki Susumu
- Kunio Kaga as Yoshida Toshimaro
- Eijirō Kataoka as Okita Soji