Assassination begins with the events of 1853 when "four black ships" anchored at Edo Bay, sparking civil unrest and the major political manoeuvring that saw the end of the Tokugawa Shogunate. At a time when assassination had become a disturbing political tool, Shinoda's film follows Hachiro Kiyokawa, an ambitious, masterless samurai whose allegiances drift dangerously between the Shogunate and the Emperor.
Credits
Assassination Cast
| Name |
Character |
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Eitaro Ozawa
He was 55, 79 years old when he died
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as Premier Itakura |
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Takanobu Hozumi
He was 32, 87 years old when he died
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as Tetsutaro Yamaoka |
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Fujio Suga
He was 45, 78 years old when he died
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as Kyûô Udono |
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Shima Iwashita
She was 23, now 83 years old
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as Oren, Kiyokawa's sweetheart |
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Eiji Okada
He was 44, 75 years old when he died
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as Lord Matsudaira |
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Sumio Takatsu
He was 28, 74 years old when he died
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as Otojirô Kôno |
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Yoshito Yamaji
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as Detective Yoshikichi |
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Isao Kimura
He was 41, 58 years old when he died
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as Tadasaburo Sasaki |
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Tetsurō Tamba
He was 42, 84 years old when he died
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as Hachiro Kiyokawa |
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Gen Shimizu
He was 57, 65 years old when he died
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as Jûjirô Ishii |
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Junkichi Orimoto
He was 37, 92 years old when he died
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as Kamo Serizawa |
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Tetsuji Takechi
He was 51, 75 years old when he died
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as Hisamizu Shimazu |
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Kenzô Tanaka
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Hideo Kidokoro
He was 36, 69 years old when he died
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as Inaba |
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Keiji Sada
He was 37, 37 years old when he died
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Takeshi Kusaka
He was 33, 86 years old when he died
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Akira Hanagami
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Yukio Ninagawa
He was 29, 80 years old when he died
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as Shôhei Imuta |
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Minoru Hodaka
He was 36, now 97 years old
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as Shûji Sakuma |
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Kyoko Aoi
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Assassination Crew
| Name |
Department |
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Toru Takemitsu as Original Music Composer. He was 34 (65) years old when He died
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Sound |
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Junichi Ôsumi as Art Direction. |
Art |
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Shizuo Yamanouchi as Producer. He was 39 (now 99) years old
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Production |
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Nobuo Yamada as Screenplay. He was 31 (65) years old when He died
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Writing |
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Ryōtarō Shiba as Novel. He was 40 (72) years old when He died
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Writing |
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Masao Kosugi as Director of Photography. He was 42 (92) years old when He died
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Camera |
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Masahiro Shinoda as Director. He was 33 (now 93) years old
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Directing |
