The Assassination of Ryoma (1974)

4.8/10 118 min Drama Comedy

Overview

Story of the last three days in the life of Sakamoto Ryoma (1836-1867), the imperial loyalist who tried to unite the Choshu and Satsuma clans and prepared the way for the Meiji Restoration (1868).

Cast

Yoshio Harada

Ryoma Sakamoto

Renji Ishibashi

Shintarô Nakaoka

Kaori Momoi

Tae

Keisuke Noro

Tôkichi

Ryo Tamura

Toshimichi Ôkubo

Yūsaku Matsuda

Yûta

Gō Awazu

Saburô Tomita

Maki Kawamura

Wife of a court noble

Fudeko Tanaka

Old woman

Hatsuo Yamaya

Tomomi Iwakura

Bunmei Tobayama

Jun Tenbō

Haruo Tanaka

Sei Hiraizumi

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