, also known as ''The Assassin'', is a
1964
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film
A film, also known as a movie or motion picture, is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, emotions, or atmosphere through the use of moving images that are generally, sinc ...
directed by
Masahiro Shinoda
was a Japanese film director, whose career spanned over four decades and covered a wide range of genres and styles. He was one of the central figures of the Japanese New Wave during the 1960s and 1970s. He directed films for Shochiku Studio fro ...
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Release
''Assassination'' was released in Japan in 1964. The film was released in the United States on October 30, 1964 by Shochiku Films of America.
Cast
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Tetsurō Tamba – Hachirô Kiyokawa
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Shima Iwashita – Oren
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Isao Kimura – Tadasaburô Sasaki
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Eiji Okada – Lord Matsudaira
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Eitaro Ozawa
, also credited as Sakae Ozawa (小沢栄), was a Japanese film actor and stage actor and director. He appeared in more than 200 films between 1935 and 1988, directed by notable filmmakers such as Kenji Mizoguchi, Mikio Naruse, Keisuke Kinoshita ...
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Premier Itakura
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Takanobu Hozumi –
Tetsutaro Yamaoka
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Junkichi Orimoto –
Kamo Serizawa
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Yukio Ninagawa – Shôhei Imuta
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Muga Takewaki - Miyagawa
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Keiji Sada –
Sakamoto Ryōma
References
Footnotes
Sources
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External links
''Assassination'' essay by Joan Mellenat the
Masters of Cinema website
''Assassination'' trailerat the Masters of Cinema website
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1964 films
1960s historical drama films
Japanese black-and-white films
Films directed by Masahiro Shinoda
1960s Japanese-language films
Jidaigeki films
1960s samurai films
Shochiku films
Japanese historical drama films
Films scored by Toru Takemitsu
1964 drama films
Films set in Bakumatsu
1960s Japanese films
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