Japan, 1860. The men of the Mito clan, victims of the Ansei purge, anxiously prowl around the Sakurada Gate of Edo Castle with the intention of assassinating Naosuke Ii of Hikone, tairō of the Tokugawa shogunate and responsible for their misfortune.

Directed by

Kihachi Okamoto

Written by

Shinobu Hashimoto

Genres

Drama, Action, History

Released

January 3, 1965

Runtime

2h 2m

Status

Released

Original title

侍

Language

Japanese

Countries

Japan

Studios

TOHO, Mifune Productions