

Restoration Fire 1961
Overview
Megastar Kataoka Chiezo is Vice-commander Hijikata Toshizo of the Shinsengumi in this realistic tale of Japan’s inner battles that led to the downfall of the Tokugawa shogunate. Excellent performances and extremely good swordplay highlight this glimpse into the heart and soul of Japanese history. Although known as “Razor Blade” Hijikata, the vice-commander is a man of deep conviction with a little-known sense of humanity. Starting after the famed Ikedaya Incident, in which they saved Kyoto from
Director: Sadatsugu Matsuda
Cast

Chiezo Kataoka
Hijikata Toshizo

Chikage Awashima
Ofusa

Takashi Shimura
Yahei

Ryūnosuke Tsukigata
Kondo Isami

Kōtarō Satomi
Ando Kazuma

Noriko Kitazawa
Omine

Satomi Oka
Oshino

Haruo Tanaka
Yasuzo
Akitake Kōno
Heikichi

Koinosuke Onoe
Okabe Hoyama




