MOVIE · 1965
Samurai Assassin
ActionAdventureDrama122 min
In 1860 Japan, as the old order begins to crack, a masterless samurai is drawn into a plot that could reshape the country. Hired for political murder, he moves through a world of divided loyalties, hidden grudges, and rival factions inside the fading samurai class. What begins as an assassination plan turns into a struggle over honor and survival as personal revenge collides with national upheaval. Toshiro Mifune anchors the turmoil as a swordsman caught between private wounds and public violence, while the pressure of the coming Meiji Restoration hangs over every alliance and betrayal.
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