Near the end of the nineteenth century, as the balance of power shifts from Shogunate towards the Emperor, Japan restlessly awaits the dawning of a new age. But not all are content...The Shinsengumi, a small army of samurai, farmers and peasants, band together to do battle against the tide of history. Their leader, Isami Kondo is a man who rises from farmer to fighter to head the fierce Shinsengumi brigade. Using a stern hand and a heart of gold, he rallies his men in defense of the tottering Shogunate. But bloodshed and treachery lurk around every corner.

• DirectorTadashi Sawashima
• Release5 December 1969
• Genre
  Action / Drama
• Duration2h 2m
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• Rate
  

  6.8
  22 reviews
• Productions

  TOHO, Mifune Productions