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Assassination

Assassination

1964, Movie, 1h 44min

Masahiro Shinoda's Assassin (aka Ansatsu) was the director's first period film - but it is hardly set in the "safety" of a past era, as its story, of a masterless samurai (Tetsuro Tamba) making his way amid the chaotic aftermath of Commodore Perry's forcible contact with Japan in 1853, seems to resonate clearly in Japan's post-World War II era. Shinoda presents a stark picture of social and political upheaval, spreading duplicity and dishonor, and the consequences of up-ending the established order in a society built on expectations of a rigid social order.

Country: Japan

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Masahiro Shinoda

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You can stream Assassination on: The Criterion Channel

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Assassination was released in theaters on October 30, 1964.