The Story of Osaka Castle
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| The Story of Osaka Castle | |
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| Directed by | Hiroshi Inagaki[1] |
| Written by | Hiroshi Inagaki (screenplay)[1] Takeshi Kimura (screenplay)[1] based on novel by Genzo Murakami[1] |
| Produced by | Tomoyuki Tanaka[1] |
| Starring | Toshiro Mifune Kyōko Kagawa Akihiko Hirata |
| Cinematography | Kazuo Yamada[1] |
| Music by | Akira Ifukube[1] |
| Distributed by | Toho Company Ltd. |
Release date |
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Running time | 95 minutes |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
The Story of Osaka Castle (大坂城物語, Ōsaka-jō Monogatari) is a 1961 Japanese film directed by Hiroshi Inagaki based on historical events taking place in Japan during the beginning of the 17th century.[2] It was also known as Daredevil in the Castle [1] and The Tale of Osaka Castle in the UK.[3]
Plot[]
The plot is set about a decade after the battle of Sekigahara. Toshiro Mifune's character, Mohei is a contumacious wandering samurai with his very own point of view. He arrives in the city of Osaka to look for new beginning. As a backdrop, there unfolds a conspiracy masterminded by the Toyotomi clan to rein in Lord Ieyasu Tokugawa's ambition for personal domination of Japan.
Cast[]
- Toshiro Mifune as Mohei[1]
- Kyōko Kagawa as Ai[1]
- Yuriko Hoshi as Senhime[1]
- Yoshiko Kuga as Kobue[1]
- Isuzu Yamada as Yodogimi[1]
- Yosuke Natsuki as Chomonshu Kimura[1]
- Jun Tazaki as Teikabo Tsutumi[1]
- Danko Ichikawa (Sarunosuke Ichikawa) as Saizo Muin[1]
- Akihiko Hirata as Hayatonosho (Hayato) Susukida[1]
- Takashi Shimura as Katagiri Katsumoto[1]
- Koedako Kuroiwa as Nobuo[1]
- Tetsurō Tamba as Sadamasa Ishikawa[1]
- Tadao Nakamaru as Hyogo[1]
- Ryusuke Kagawa as Michiiku Itamiya[1]
- Yu Fujiki as Danuemon Hanawa[1]
- Seizaburo Kawazu as Ōno Harunaga[1]
- Susumu Fujita as Katsuyasu Sakakibara[1]
- Hanshiro Iwai as Toyotomi Hideyori[1]
- Sachi Sakai as Kai Hayami[1]
- Yoshio Kosugi as Gidayu Fujimoto[1]
- Kichijiro Ueda as Jinbei (owner of the equipment shop)[1]
- Chieko Nakakita as Kyoku (of Yae)[1]
- Haruko Togo as woman out of Ono[1]
- Hideyo Amamoto as interpreter[1]
- Junichiro Mukai as Kumoi[1]
- Shoji Ikeda as Chusho Nanjo[1]
- Shiro Tsuchiya as Tosho Horita[1]
- Akira Tani as rice shop owner[1]
- Shin Otomo as Itamiya manager[1]
- Katsumi Tezuka as Shuma Ono[1]
- Senkichi Omura[1]
- Ikio Sawamura[1]
- Koji Uno[1]
- Yasuhisa Tatsumi[1]
- Haruo Nakajima[1]
- Hans Horneff[1]
- Bill Bassman[1]
- Toshiko Nakano[1]
- Osman Yusef[1]
Awards[]
- Kinema Junpo Award (1962), Best Actor Toshiro Mifune[4]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av Stuart Galbraith IV (16 May 2008). The Toho Studios Story: A History and Complete Filmography. Scarecrow Press. p. 177. ISBN 978-1-4616-7374-3.
- ^ "大坂城物語". Kinema Junpo. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
- ^ "The Tale of Osaka Castle (1961) - Release Info - IMDb". imdb.com. Retrieved 5 April 2015.
- ^ "Ôsaka-jô monogatari - Awards - IMDb". imdb.com. Retrieved 5 April 2015.
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