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The Shogun’s Guard, Shinsengumi

8.0/ 1019581h 34m

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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.

Directed by Yasushi Sasaki

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Chiezo Kataoka

Chiezo Kataoka

Kondo Isami

Shinobu Chihara

Shinobu Chihara

Umematsu

Hiroko Sakuramachi

Hiroko Sakuramachi

Oharu

Junko Takashima

Hinagiku

Yumiko Hasegawa

Yumiko Hasegawa

Komano

Isao Yamagata

Isao Yamagata

Hijikata Toshizo

Kodayu Ichikawa

Kodayu Ichikawa

Kensaku Hara

Kensaku Hara

Yamazaki Susumu