Assassin (1964) is a moody, masterful look at shifting loyalties in samurai Japan. Kiyokawa builds a Free Samurai Army, but who’s he really serving? Shinoda’s direction, Takemitsu’s music, and a mystery that never blinks.
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Assassin

In a tumultuous time of shifting loyalties and political intrigue, you got Kiyokawa, who used to be all about Emperor Worship and stirring up trouble against the Shogunate. But now? Lord Matsudaira ropes him into cobbling up a Free Samurai Army, out to blast the Shogun’s foes to bits.

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