Is Assassination scary?

Yes. More frightening than 76% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Assassination sad?

Yes. More sad than 75% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does Assassination end with hope?

Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Assassination violent?

Somewhat. More violent than 68% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Assassination easy watching?

Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Assassination

Name: Assassination
Genre: Drama
Released: 1964
Duration: 104 min
Rating: 7.1
Cast: Tetsuro Tamba, Eiji Okada, Eitarō Ozawa, Isao Kimura, Shima Iwashita

Directed by Masahiro Shinoda

Produced by Shochiku

1964104 min7.1 / 10

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.

Clusters

Conspiracy Thrillers Corrupt Characters in Crime Stories Unresolved Grief Stories Trapped by Fate, Undone by History East Asian History & Culture

Genres

Drama

Keywords

Japan Jidaigeki 19th Century Japanese New Wave Bakumatsu

Questions people ask

Is Assassination scary? Yes. More frightening than 76% of films.
Is Assassination sad? Yes. More sad than 75% of films.
Does Assassination end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of films.
Is Assassination violent? Somewhat. More violent than 68% of films.
Is Assassination easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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