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starring

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, Yūsaku Matsuda,

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, and

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, and directed by

Kazuo Kuroki was a Japanese film director who was particularly known for his films on World War II and the question of personal guilt. Career While Kuroki was often listed as being born in Miyazaki Prefecture, he was actually born in Matsusaka, Mie. He att ...

. It is based on the true story of the assassination of

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Plot

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clans and prepared the way for the

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of 1868.

Production

The film is black and white.

Cast

References

External links

* 1974 films Films directed by Kazuo Kuroki Jidaigeki films 1970s samurai films Films set in Bakumatsu Films set in Kyoto Japanese historical films 1970s historical films 1970s Japanese films Films scored by Teizo Matsumura {{historic-film-stub