Cruel Story of the Shogunate's Downfall (1964)

Cruel Story of the Shogunate's Downfall 1964 / 幕末残酷物語 1964 / Bakumatsu zankoku monogatari

A cowardly man with no skills with a sword begs his way into the Shinsengumi with raw manly balls. Taking every opportunity he can get, he soon becomes the troop’s semi-official head-chopper, executing newbies and veteran offenders alike. Some members become jealous though; they deride him for his dastardly work. As his determination impresses his superiors, questions begin to arise as to his true identity and intentions. Even his new girlfriend, one of the clan’s nurses/attendants, begins to doubt the kindness she saw in him in the beginning.