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The Shogun’s Guard: Valor in Turbulence

The Shogun’s Guard: Valor in Turbulence

19605.21h 42m

Overview

The stormy tale of the Shinsengumi is told from its birth by master filmmaker Sasaki Yasushi, with an all-star cast based on the original story by Shirai Kyoji. The battles between the royalists and Shogunate supporters come to a fever pitch during the Gion Festival as the exclusionists plot to burn Kyoto and kidnap the Emperor. From its earliest beginnings as a group of ronin brought from Edo to protect the Shogun when he is in Kyoto to see His Imperial Highness, the group had to face difficulties both from within and without. Commander Serizawa Kamo's corrupt practices threaten the group's very existence, as they try to recover from the bad reputation he left them with. Their redemption comes when they learn of Katsura Kogoro plans to gather men at Kyoto's Ikedaya Inn for his attack on the city. Along with Hijikata Toshizo and Okita Soji, Kondo leads the group in an attempt to save Japan from the rebels.

Directed by Yasushi Sasaki
Written by Kyōji Shirai, Yoshitake Hisa
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Top Cast

Chiezo Kataoka

Chiezo Kataoka

Kondo Isami

Hashizo Ōkawa

Hashizo Ōkawa

Tajima Orinosuke

Kōtarō Satomi

Kōtarō Satomi

Aizu Clan Lord

Sentarō Fushimi

Sentarō Fushimi

Nagakura Shinpachi

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Ryūji Shinagawa

Harada Sanosuke

Kōtarō Bandō

Kōtarō Bandō

Abe Mondonosho

Isao Yamagata

Isao Yamagata

Serizawa Kamo

Yataro Kurokawa

Yataro Kurokawa

Hijikata Toshizo

Tomisaburō Wakayama

Tomisaburō Wakayama

Okita Soji

Keiko Okawa

Keiko Okawa

Ikumatsu

Themes & Keywords

japansamuraijidaigekiedo periodshinsengumiturmoilbakumatsu

About The Shogun’s Guard: Valor in Turbulence

The Shogun’s Guard: Valor in Turbulence is a action, drama, history film released in 1960 exploring themes of japan, samurai, jidaigeki, edo period, shinsengumi, turmoil. Directed by Yasushi Sasaki, it stars Chiezo Kataoka, Hashizo Ōkawa, Kōtarō Satomi. The stormy tale of the Shinsengumi is told from its birth by master filmmaker Sasaki Yasushi, with an all-star cast based on the original story by Shirai Kyoji. The battles between the royalists and Shogunate supporters come to a fever pitch during the Gion Festival as the exclusionists plot to burn Kyoto and kidnap the Emperor. From its earliest beginnings as a group of ronin brought from Edo to protect the Shogun when he is in Kyoto to see His Imperial Highness, the group had to face difficulties both from within and without. Commander Serizawa Kamo's corrupt practices threaten the group's very existence, as they try to recover from the bad reputation he left them with. Their redemption comes when they learn of Katsura Kogoro plans to gather men at Kyoto's Ikedaya Inn for his attack on the city. Along with Hijikata Toshizo and Okita Soji, Kondo leads the group in an attempt to save Japan from the rebels.

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