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Hitokiri (人斬り) is a 1969 Japanese samurai film directed by Hideo Gosha set during the end of the Tokugawa shogunate and based on the lives of the historical Four Hitokiri of the Bakumatsu. It is notable for starring the famous author Yukio Mishima.
Hitokiri: Directed by Hideo Gosha. With Shintarô Katsu, Tatsuya Nakadai, Yukio Mishima, Yûjirô Ishihara. A destitute ronin allies himself with an established clan, but its ruthless leader tries to turn him into a mindless killer.
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- Action, Biography, Drama
- Hideo Gosha
- 1970-02
May 29, 2022 · Hitokiri (Tenchu) 1969 (人斬り) Starring Shintaro Katsu. Director: Hideo Gosha. Summary: Izo Okada, a ronin (masterless samurai), desperately seeks a way out of his financial straits. He allies himself with the Tosa clan under the ruthless leader, Takechi, and imagines that he has come up in the world.
One of the most important and powerful films ever to come out of Japan, this is the story of Okada Izo and the Tosa Clan Loyalists who set out to restore the Emperor to power by assassinating their political opponents during the violent period near the end of the samurai era.
The Four Hitokiri of the Bakumatsu (幕末四大人斬り, Bakumatsu Yondai Hitokiri) was a term given to four samurai during the Bakumatsu era in Japanese history. The four men were Kawakami Gensai, Kirino Toshiaki (also known as Nakamura Hanjirō), Tanaka Shinbei, and Okada Izō.
Directed by Hideo Gosha. With Shintarô Katsu, Tatsuya Nakadai, Yukio Mishima.AKA : 人斬り / Hitokiri-O Castigo / Hitokiri - Le châtiment / Puni par le ciel / Уб...
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Hitokiri. by Tom Mes. The downfall of the Tokugawa shogunate in the early second half of the nineteenth century is one of the more dramatic periods in Japan's history.
