Japan Synopsis
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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.
The 1964–1966 Japan Window
74 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Samurai Assassin sits at position #19.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Samurai Assassin. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
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The 1960s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 1960s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Samurai Assassin premiered. 202 total titles in this decade from Japan.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #1,787 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (61st percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.3 points above the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Drama productions specifically: #778 of 1,933 (top 40%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | TOHO, Mifune Productions |
| Runtime | 2h 2m |
| Release Date | January 3, 1965 |
| IMDb | tt0059673 |