The Shinsengumi: samurai legends, political chaos, and blood on the streets of Kyoto.
1961 Japanese film about the Shinsengumi.
Acting
Kanjūrō Arashi's Kondo Isami commands every frame he's in
Direction
Mōri stages chaos with the clarity of a military strategist
Costume
The Shinsengumi blues have never looked this oppressively iconic
Director
Masaki Mōri
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was one of multiple Shinsengumi films released in 1961, competing with Toho's bigger-budget version starring big names.
The Shinsengumi underwent a massive pop-culture rehabilitation in postwar Japan, transformed from imperialist villains to tragic loyalists—a shift this film quietly interrogates.
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