Fall of the Shogun's Militia

Kondo Isami, the “Devil” commander of the Shinsengumi was one of Japan’s greatest national heroes and a peerless swordsman who devoted his life to protecting the shogun and fighting on the side of the Tokugawa. This tells the story of the Shinsengumi starting at the moment of their greatest triumph through the final battles as the Tokugawa shogunate was brought down.

Director: Toshikazu Kono

Cast: Chiezo Kataoka, Kinnosuke Nakamura, Chizuru Kitagawa, Yuriko Tashiro, Shinobu Chihara, Chiyonosuke Azuma, Kensaku Hara, Kazuo Ishii

Audience-only score — full critic data not yet in the ReelXO vault.