Memoir of Japanese Assassinations
Memoir of Japanese Assassinations

Memoir of Japanese Assassinations

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1969
2h 22m
7.0(1 votes)
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Overview

This anthology film consists of nine incidents in the late 19th and early 20th centuries when assassins changed the course of Japanese history.

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Toei Company

Cast & Crew

57 members
Acting

片岡千恵蔵

Nissho Inoue

片岡千恵蔵
Acting

千葉真一

Sho Onuma

千葉真一
Acting

田宮二郎

Hitoshi Fujii

田宮二郎
Acting

富司純子

Takako

富司純子
Acting

菅原文太

Heigo Asahi

菅原文太
Acting

吉田輝雄

Kurushima Tsuneki

吉田輝雄
Acting

待田京介

Unknown Role

待田京介
Acting

芥川比呂志

Narrator (voice)

芥川比呂志
Acting

小池朝雄

Hatsutaro Ochiai

小池朝雄
Acting

高橋長英

Daijiro Furuta

高橋長英
Acting

天津敏

Unknown Role

天津敏
Acting

高橋昌也

Shinkichi Onuma

高橋昌也
Acting

里見浩太朗

Takaji Muranaka

里見浩太朗
Acting

砂塚秀夫

Newspaper reporter

砂塚秀夫
Acting

田中春男

Unknown Role

田中春男
Acting

Sumio Takatsu

Eiji Furuuchi

No Image
Acting

村井国夫

Unknown Role

村井国夫
Acting

Shin'ichirô Hayashi

Unknown Role

No Image
Acting

南都雄二

Unknown Role

南都雄二
Acting

唐十郎

Shimada Ichiro

唐十郎
Acting

穂高稔

Unknown Role

穂高稔
Acting

原田清人

Unknown Role

No Image
Acting

小田部通麿

Unknown Role

小田部通麿
Acting

北竜二

Unknown Role

No Image
Acting

小林重四郎

Unknown Role

No Image
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中村錦司

Unknown Role

中村錦司
Acting

汐路章

Unknown Role

汐路章
Acting

土方巽

Jailer

No Image
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神田隆

Unknown Role

神田隆
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近藤正臣

Haruo Oba

近藤正臣
Acting

林彰太郎

Unknown Role

林彰太郎
Acting

千葉敏郎

Hoshi Toru

No Image
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堀正夫

Okubo Toshimichi

No Image
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志摩靖彦

Zenjiro Yasuda

No Image
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Keiji Furuyama

Unknown Role

No Image
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青山宏

Nagamitsu Kawasaki

No Image
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Sen Okamichi

Unknown Role

No Image
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有川正治

Unknown Role

有川正治
Acting

Takeo Kamura

Unknown Role

No Image
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Yûji Ichikawa

Tamiko's father

No Image
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矢奈木邦二郎

Unknown Role

No Image
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野村鬼笑

Unknown Role

No Image
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Haruo Miyatani

Unknown Role

No Image
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唐沢民賢

Unknown Role

唐沢民賢
Acting

Naotsugu Uzaki

Daiji Kurosawa

No Image
Acting

野口貴史

Unknown Role

野口貴史
Acting

高並功

Unknown Role

No Image
Acting

Hiroshi Kagawa

Unknown Role

No Image
Acting

広瀬義宣

Unknown Role

No Image
Acting

桜町弘子

Kiyoko Ochiai

桜町弘子
Acting

賀川ゆき絵

Tamiko

賀川ゆき絵
Acting

橘ますみ

Unknown Role

橘ますみ
Acting

三益愛子

Tatsu Onuma

三益愛子
Acting

若山富三郎

Arimura Jizaemon

若山富三郎
Acting

高倉健

Saburo Aizawa

高倉健
Acting

鶴田浩二

Asaichi Isobe

鶴田浩二
Acting

川谷拓三

Soldier

川谷拓三

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