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JAPAN · 2000

Shinsengumi

Kon Ichikawa
Japanese Golden Age samurai Shinsengumi Edo period historical drama military force
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Synopsis

Produced for Fuji TV in 2000, the film reinterprets the story of a special samurai force - the Shinsengumi - at the end of the Edo period.

Year2000
CountryJapan
DirectorKon Ichikawa
MovementJapanese Golden Age
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