Memoir of Japanese Assassinations

Memoir of Japanese Assassinations

Assassination, right or wrong?

1969 · 142 min · ★ 7.5 · Drama, History

This anthology film consists of nine incidents in the late 19th and early 20th centuries when assassins changed the course of Japanese history.

Directed by Sadao Nakajima · Written by Kazuo Kasahara

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