Assassination
A cerebral, visually composed jidaigeki about a ronin caught in the political machinations of Japan's turbulent transition to modernity, marked by ambiguity and existential weight.
In 1863, when American warships approach Japan, an enigmatic ronin becomes an important figure in a complex game of power between the Shogunate and the empire.
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