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Japanese
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DVD-9
1 - North America
93 min
1963
2.35:1
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Kenji Misumi
Kan Shimozawa, Seiji Hoshikawa
Raizo Ichikawa, Tomisaburo Wakayama
Contains Violence.
© 1963 Kadokawa Pictures, Inc.

They Fought to Save the Shogunate!

This action-packed epic stars Ichikawa Raizo as a honest man who joins the Shinsengumi out of admiration for its leader, Isami KONDO (Tomisaburo Wakayama), and because he wants to die as a samurai. But as his involvement grows, reality and idealism come into deadly conflict.

  • Starring Ichikawa Raizo and Wakayama Tomisaburo (as Kenzaburo Jo).
  • Directed by Misumi Kenji.
  • Based on the best-selling novel by Shimosawa Kan (creator of Zatoichi).
  • "Samurai Knights of the Roundtable" -- Patrick Galloway, Stray Dogs & Lone Wolves : The Samurai Film Handbook.


"Of the many films starring Raizo Ichikawa, possibly the hardest working actor at Daiei Studios, Shinsengumi Chronicles lingers in the mind for its portrait of a way of life about to collapse" -- Coffee, Coffee
"I love Raizo Ichikawa in everything I’ve seen him do and this film is no exception. His performance as the young idealist is wonderful, and will bring a tear to your eye" -- AnimeRadius
"...unlike many chanbara directors, Misumi never hesitated to show sword duels for what they were-ugly, chaotic, and bestial" -- Shogun-ki
"...a solid chambara film that features fantastic performances by Tomisaburo Wakayama ( Lone Wolf and Cub series) and Raizo Ichikawa ( Sleepy Eyes of Death series)" -- Cinegeek
"AnimEigo's DVD and the film both come with a firm Recommendation" -- DVD Talk