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Samurai Assassin

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1965 | 122 min | Drama, Action, History

Monday Morning Maybeearly rating

Why it’s a Monday Morning Maybe

With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it
Made for action fans and history buffs. If you loved The Pursuit of Happyness or The Miracle Worker, start here.
The mood
Exciting.
The pace
Takes its time with its characters, at 2 hr 2 min.
What might put you off
  • It's in Japanese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
  • Made in 1965: an older pace and style.

Japan, 1860. The men of the Mito clan, victims of the Ansei purge, anxiously prowl around the Sakurada Gate of Edo Castle with the intention of assassinating Naosuke Ii of Hikone, tairō of the Tokugawa shogunate and responsible for their misfortune.

How it earned its rating

  • CriticsNot counted

    Not enough reviews on record yet

  • AudiencesNot counted

    Not measured yet: not enough ratings

  • AwardsNot counted

    No major awards or nominations

  • Reach & staying powerBelow par

    Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release

  • Buzz & cultural impactWeak

    About 6K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by Kihachi Okamoto

  • Toshirō MifuneTsuruchiyo Niiro
  • Keiju KobayashiEinosuke Kurihara
  • Yūnosuke ItōKenmotsu Hoshino
  • Michiyo AratamaOkiku / Princess Kiku
  • Eijirō TōnoMasagorō Kisoya
  • Tatsuyoshi EharaIchigorō Hayama
  • Tadao NakamaruShigezo Inada
  • Kaoru YachigusaMitsu
  • Haruko SugimuraTsuru
  • Nami TamuraYae