# Shinsengumi Chronicles (1963)

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**Original title**: *新選組始末記*
**Runtime**: 93 min
**Genres**: Action, Thriller, War
**Directed by**: Kenji Misumi
**Written by**: Seiji Hoshikawa
**Starring**: Raizō Ichikawa, Shigeru Amachi, Shiho Fujimura, Tomisaburō Wakayama, Katsuhiko Kobayashi, Jun'ichirō Narita

> *I Want to Die A Samurai*

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

Autumn leaves crunch outside Kyoto. A ronin kneels to tie his sandals before entering the Shinsengumi barracks. The blade at his hip learns too late what loyalty costs. Misumi’s sword ballet stiffens into a requiem for swordsmen who mistook duty for destiny.

**Mood tags**: bittersweet, dread, raw

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