Samurai Assassin
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Kihachi Okamoto
Director
Toshiro Mifune
Niino
Keiju Kobayashi
Kurihara
Michiyo Aratama
Okiko Kukuhime
Yunosuke Ito
Hoshino
Koshiro Matsumoto
Lord Naosuke Ii
Film Details
Also Known As
Samurai
Release Date
Jan
1965
Premiere Information
Honolulu, Hawaii, opening: 5 Mar 1965
Production Company
Toho Co.; Toshiro Mifune
Distribution Company
Toho International, Inc.
Country
Japan
Screenplay Information
Based on the novel Samurai Nippon by Jiromasa Gunji (Tokyo, 1969).
Technical Specs
Duration
2h 3m
Synopsis
Niino, a swordsman of exceptional ability, is denied admittance to a house of nobility because the identity of his father is unknown. Frustrated in his desire to become a great warrior, Niino joins a band of outlaws planning to assassinate the Chief Minister, who has been advocating more open relations with Western nations. Niino escapes his own murder by the assassins and finally gains admittance to the minister's palace after a vicious fight with the palace guards. He succeeds in assassinating the minister, only to discover that the dead man was his father.
Director
Kihachi Okamoto
Director
Cast
Toshiro Mifune
Niino
Keiju Kobayashi
Kurihara
Michiyo Aratama
Okiko Kukuhime
Yunosuke Ito
Hoshino
Koshiro Matsumoto
Lord Naosuke Ii
Nami Tamura
Kaoru Yachigusa
Haruko Sugimura
Takashi Shimura
Chusha Ichikawa
Susumu Fujita
Crew
Film Details
Also Known As
Samurai
Release Date
Jan
1965
Premiere Information
Honolulu, Hawaii, opening: 5 Mar 1965
Production Company
Toho Co.; Toshiro Mifune
Distribution Company
Toho International, Inc.
Country
Japan
Screenplay Information
Based on the novel Samurai Nippon by Jiromasa Gunji (Tokyo, 1969).
Technical Specs
Duration
2h 3m
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Released in Japan in 1965 as Samurai.
