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The Man Who Assassinated Ryoma

1987 · 97 min Drama
6.0 / 10 · TMDB

The Man Who Assassinated Ryoma is a movie about a haunted blood-thirsty Bakufu officer who might have killed Ryoma Sakamoto.

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Original Title 竜馬を斬った男
Year 1987
Country Japan
Genre Drama
Director Kōsaku Yamashita
Runtime 97 min.
Rating TMDB: 6.0/10 (1 votes)

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The film constructs a tense psychological drama, relying on an atmosphere of grim fatalism and exploring the fractured psyche of a man who becomes an instrument of history. It focuses with visual austerity on the protagonist's internal turmoil.

What lingers after viewing is a heavy, yet mesmerizing aftertaste of historical inevitability, a slow-burn study of a soul corroded by duty. The line between executioner and victim blurs into oblivion. — MovieFinder Editorial

Director: Kōsaku Yamashita

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In subdued lighting, with minimal distraction, to let the bleak atmosphere fully envelop you.

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