Fall of the Shogun's Militia

History

🎬 Critics Choice Nominee

Director Toshikazu Kono

Status Released

Release Date 1954-11-22

Storyline

Kondo Isami, the “Devil” commander of the Shinsengumi was one of Japan’s greatest national heroes and a peerless swordsman who devoted his life to protecting the shogun and fighting on the side of the Tokugawa. This tells the story of the Shinsengumi starting at the moment of their greatest triumph through the final battles as the Tokugawa shogunate was brought down.