Assassination
Drama
Assassination begins with the events of 1853 when "four black ships" anchored at Edo Bay, sparking civil unrest and the major political manoeuvring that saw the end of the Tokugawa Shogunate. At a time when assassination had become a disturbing political tool, Shinoda's film follows Hachiro Kiyokawa, an ambitious, masterless samurai whose allegiances drift dangerously between the Shogunate and the Emperor.
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A brooding, intense historical drama steeped in the political machinations of a nation on the brink. This Japanese New Wave film feels like a slow-burn exploration of honor and betrayal, where every glance carries the weight of impending doom.
somberintensepoliticalbroodingsteadyJapanese New Wavehistorical dramaperiod pieceloyaltybetrayalpolitical upheavalhonor
japanese new wave
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