The Shogun’s Guard: Valor in Turbulence

The Shogun’s Guard: Valor in Turbulence (1960)

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The stormy tale of the Shinsengumi is told from its birth by master filmmaker Sasaki Yasushi, with an all-star cast based on the original story by Shirai Kyoji. The battles between the royalists and Shogunate supporters come to a fever pitch during the Gion Festival as the exclusionists plot to burn Kyoto and kidnap the Emperor. From its earliest beginnings as a group of ronin brought from Edo to protect the Shogun when he is in Kyoto to see His Imperial Highness, the group had to face difficulties both from within and without. Commander Serizawa Kamo's corrupt practices threaten the group's very existence, as they try to recover from the bad reputation he left them with. Their redemption comes when they learn of Katsura Kogoro plans to gather men at Kyoto's Ikedaya Inn for his attack on the city. Along with Hijikata Toshizo and Okita Soji, Kondo leads the group in an attempt to save Japan from the rebels.

Director: Yasushi Sasaki
Writer: Yoshitake Hisa

Casts

	Chiezo Kataoka as Kondo Isami
	Hashizo Ōkawa as Tajima Orinosuke
	Kōtarō Satomi as Aizu Clan Lord
	Sentarō Fushimi as Nagakura Shinpachi
	Ryūji Shinagawa as Harada Sanosuke
	Kōtarō Bandō as Abe Mondonosho
	Isao Yamagata as Serizawa Kamo
	Yataro Kurokawa as Hijikata Toshizo
	Tomisaburō Wakayama as Okita Soji
	Keiko Okawa as Ikumatsu
	Hiromi Hanazono as Okayo
	Chie Ueki as Chiegiku
	Shinobu Chihara as Oume
	Kogiku Hanayagi as Ocho
	Ryūnosuke Tsukigata as Arakida Samanosuke
	Kōkichi Takada as Katsura Kogoro
	Ryutaro Otomo as Kurahara Shinbei

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