Is Samurai Assassin scary?

Yes, very. More frightening than 94% 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 Samurai Assassin violent?

Yes. More violent than 85% 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 Samurai Assassin sad?

Yes. More sad than 82% 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 Samurai Assassin easy watching?

Not especially. Less comforting than 74% 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 Samurai Assassin 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.

Samurai Assassin

Name: Samurai Assassin
Genre: Drama, Action, History
Released: 1965
Duration: 122 min
Rating: 7.3
Cast: Toshirō Mifune, Keiju Kobayashi, Yūnosuke Itō, Michiyo Aratama, Eijirō Tōno

Here, at the Gates of Sakurada, the Shogunate will fall.

Directed by Kihachi Okamoto

Produced by TOHO, Mifune Productions

1965122 min7.3 / 10

A tense, historically grounded samurai drama about vengeance and political upheaval, built on paranoia and the weight of duty amid the collapse of the shogunate.

Japan, 1860. The men of the Mito clan, victims of the Ansei purge, anxiously prowl around the Sakurada Gate of Edo Castle with the intention of assassinating Naosuke Ii of Hikone, tairō of the Tokugawa shogunate and responsible for their misfortune.

Clusters

Corrupt Characters in Crime Stories East Asian History & Culture Combat and Battles Asian City Movies Samurai Movies

Genres

Drama Action History

Keywords

Japan Samurai Based On Novel Or Book Based On True Story Sword Fight Tokyo, Japan Ronin Jidaigeki Edo Period 19th Century Bakumatsu

Questions people ask

Is Samurai Assassin scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 94% of films.
Is Samurai Assassin violent? Yes. More violent than 85% of films.
Is Samurai Assassin sad? Yes. More sad than 82% of films.
Is Samurai Assassin easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.
Does Samurai Assassin end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% 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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