The Shogun’s Guard, Shinsengumi

The Shogun’s Guard, Shinsengumi

94 mins | Action | July 13, 1958

The Shinsengumi is a special unit of ronin commissioned by the Tokugawa shogunate to counter anti-shogunate activities in Kyoto. A sinister plot to overthrow the shogun is set in motion and Kondo Isami and his fellow samurai must answer the call and expose those behind it.

The Shogun’s Guard, Shinsengumi

94 mins | Action | July 13, 1958

The Shogun’s Guard, Shinsengumi
The Shinsengumi is a special unit of ronin commissioned by the Tokugawa shogunate to counter anti-shogunate activities in Kyoto. A sinister plot to overthrow the shogun is set in motion and Kondo Isami and his fellow samurai must answer the call and expose those behind it.
Producers Toei Company, Ltd.
Original title 新選組
Directors Yasushi Sasaki
Writers Hajime Takaiwa

Cast

Chiezō Kataoka

as Kondo Isami

Shinobu Chihara

as Umematsu

Junko Takashima

as Hinagiku

Yumiko Hasegawa

as Komano

Isao Yamagata

as Hijikata Toshizo

Kensaku Hara

as Yamazaki Susumu

Kunio Kaga

as Yoshida Toshimaro

Eijirô Kataoka

as Okita Soji

Shin Tokudaiji

as Todo Heisuke

Akitake Kôno

as Furutaka Shuntaro

Eijirō Yanagi

as Fukubara Echigo

Kotaro Satomi

as Aizu no Kotetsu

Chiyonosuke Azuma

as Kurama Tengu

Ryutaro Otomo

as Tsukigata Hanpeita