Near the end of the nineteenth century, as the balance of power shifts from Shogunate towards the Emperor, Japan restlessly awaits the dawning of a new age. But not all are content...The Shinsengumi, a small army of samurai, farmers and peasants, band together to do battle against the tide of history. Their leader, Isami Kondo is a man who rises from farmer to fighter to head the fierce Shinsengumi brigade. Using a stern hand and a heart of gold, he rallies his men in defense of the tottering Shogunate. But bloodshed and treachery lurk around every corner.
Toshirō Mifune | Isami Kondo |
Keiju Kobayashi | Toshizo Hijikata |
Kinya Kitaoji | Soji Okita |
Yōko Tsukasa | Tsune |
Yuriko Hoshi | Otaka |
Kan'emon Nakamura | Yasubo Katsu |
Junko Ikeuchi | Oyuki |
Kinnosuke Nakamura | Fujita Arima |
Umenosuke Nakamura | Keisuke Yamana |
Yumiko Nogawa | Oume |
Takahiro Tamura | Koshitaro Ito |
Katsuo Nakamura | Kisaburo Kawai |