Fall of the Shogun's Militia
MovieTitle | 新選組鬼隊長 |
User score | 7 |
Release date | Nov 22, 1954 |
Genre | History |
Director | Toshikazu Kono |
Production country | Japan |
Production companies | Toei Company |
Run time | 114 min. |
Kondo Isami, the “Devil” commander of the Shinsengumi was one of Japan’s greatest national heroes and a peerless swordsman who devoted his life to protecting the shogun and fighting on the side of the Tokugawa. This tells the story of the Shinsengumi starting at the moment of their greatest triumph through the final battles as the Tokugawa shogunate was brought down.