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Ansatsu (The Assassin)(The Assassination) (1964)

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Release Date: Oct 30, 1964 Wide

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Based on a story by Ryotaro Shiba, this samurai classic from director Masahiro Shinoda follows a mysterious samurai leader who continuously shifts his allegiance from one political faction to another. All involved are under the constant threat of assassination. Ansatsu's screenplay was written by Nobuo Yamada, and the film features Tetsuro Tamba, Shima Iwashita, Isao Kimura, Eitaro Ozawa, Eiji Okada, and Keiji Sada. ~ Tracie Cooper, Rovi

Unrated, 1 hr. 44 min.

Drama, Action & Adventure

Directed By: Masahiro Shinoda

Written By: Ryotaro Shiba, Nobuo Yamada

In Theaters: Oct 30, 1964 Wide

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A masterpiece of cinematic storytelling, matching a jigsaw-like economy of construction to a wide variety of visual styles, while never being anything less than gripping.

July 5, 2007 Full Review Source: Eye for Film

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Anton Bitel

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this film knocked me out. a little seen masterpiece of the samurai genre, it follows a clever ronin in the tense days after the landing of comodore perry's ships at edo in 1853, and subsequent civil war between the shogun and the emperor. a dark view of japanese history with magnificent b&w cinematography

July 19, 2011

Stella Dallas

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I need to watch this again. I didn't understand anything.

August 19, 2011

Stefanos Tran

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