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Restoration Fire
70%
Movie
1h 26m
AI Analysis
Restoration Fire (1961) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of Restoration Fire (1961) — a movie tagged as Drama, History, and Romance with epic and emotional moods and fast-paced pacing.
Story & themes: 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 “… Our models also surface themes such as ai and war from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for date night. Expect fast-paced storytelling (~86 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate Restoration Fire 70% (1 votes) — solid community ratings for this movie.
AI verdict
Restoration Fire is a film worth prioritising when you want something with solid community ratings — our AI analysis flags it as a strong match for its genre and tone profile.
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70%
from 1 TMDb votes
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Synopsis
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 Choshu’s plot to burn the city to ashes, they work hard to change the public’s view of them as merciless killers to their true mission of protecting the shogun. This is an extraordinary tale of blood and guts! From the pen of award winning author Shotaro Ikenami (Bandit Vs. Samurai, Hunter in the Dark, Misumi's The Last Samurai)
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 1961-10-14
- Runtime
- 1h 26m
- TMDB rating
- 7.0
- TMDB ID
- 592638
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What is Restoration Fire about?
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 performan... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
Is there an AI analysis for Restoration Fire?
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How long is the movie Restoration Fire?
The official runtime for Restoration Fire is approximately 86 minutes.
Cast & crew
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Directors & writers
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
- A
Akitake Kōno
Heikichi
Koinosuke Onoe
Okabe Hoyama
Jotaro Togami
Saito Hajime
Shin Tokudaiji
Yoshikawa Sanpei
- M
Masuura Tsuke
Oshima
Kenji Kusumoto
Okita Soji
Eiji Okada
Yamanami Keisuke
- R
Ryuji Kita
- S
Shigeru Aoki
- H
Hideo Shimada
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