MovieThe Assassination of Ryoma
1974 · Released · 118 min
Story of the last three days in the life of Sakamoto Ryoma (1836-1867), imperial loyalist who tried to unite the Choshu and Satsuma clans and prepared the way for the Meiji Restoration (1868). A samurai film in an ironic almost burlesque style, but not without affection for its hero.
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Yoshio Harada
Ryoma Sakamoto
Renji Ishibashi
Shintarô Nakaoka
Rie Nakagawa
Chô
Kaori Momoi
Tae
Keisuke Noro
Tôkichi
Ryo Tamura
Toshimichi Ôkubo
Yūsaku Matsuda
Yûta
Gō Awazu
Saburô Tomita
Maki Kawamura
Wife of a court noble
Fudeko Tanaka
Old woman
Hatsuo Yamaya
Tomomi Iwakura
Bunmei Tobayama
Jun Tenbō
Haruo Tanaka
Sei Hiraizumi
Yutaro Ban
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