Goryokaku (1988)
2h 24m
Running Time
December 30, 1988Release Date
Goryokaku (1988)
2h 24m
Running Time
December 30, 1988Release Date
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Plot.
After the fall of the Tokugawa Shogunate, there was a series of battles fought while the former supporters of the Tokugawa shogunate retreated to the north where they actually started a sovereign nation that was recognized by more than one European country. Survivors of the Shinsengumi were among the followers of Enomoto Takeaki who took them to the northernmost island of Ezo where they fought their final battle at the star shaped fort, Goryokaku. The Japanese Civil Wars fought in the name of the emperor signaled the complete end of the feudal system and Japan’s entry into the modern world as those brave samurai tried to halt progress and learned that the age of modern warfare and weaponry had passed them by. Swords were no match for rifles and cannons, nor was any man a match for the power of the imperial flag. Japanese loyalty to the emperor has long defined the nation and culture despite the changing times.
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Cast & Crew.
Eiji Kawamura
Music
Kōsei Saitō
Director
Katsumi Kawai
Editor
Gihō Sugiyama
Screenplay
Keiichi Sakurai
Cinematography
Masatoshi Nakamura
Morio Kazama
Takayuki Sakazume
Hironobu Nomura
Tomokazu Miura
Hiroshi Tachi
Masahiko Tsugawa
Hisaya Morishige
Yuko Asano
Yukiyo Toake
Kenji Takaoka
Masaaki Daimon
Tetsuya Watari
Takahiro Tamura
Hiroshi Fujioka
Go Wakabayashi
Hideo Takamatsu
Yoshie Minami
Mieko Yuki
Teruhiko Saigō
Yuki Matsumura
Taisaku Akino
Eitarō Matsuyama
Shôji Ishibashi
Tappei Shimokawa
Miyoko Akaza
Claude Ciari
Masumi Okada
Kaishu Katsu
Kotaro Satomi
Isao Natsuyagi
Masahiko Ysugawa
Tetsuo Ishidate
Kaori Takahashi
Takehiro Murata
Eiichiro Funakoshi
Raita Ryu
Teruhiko Aoi
Takayuki Godai
Shogen Nitta
Hirotaro Honda
Yoshiko Kuga
Masakazu Arai
Media.
Details.
Release DateDecember 30, 1988
Original Name五稜郭
StatusReleased
Running Time2h 24m
Genres
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