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| The Story of Osaka Castle | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| 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) [a] is a 1961 Japanese drama film directed by Hiroshi Inagaki, with special effects by Eiji Tsuburaya. [2] The film is based on historical events taking place in Japan during the beginning of the 17th century. [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]
- Ryosuke 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]
Notes
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b "大坂城物語 : 作品情報". 映画.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 3 October 2021.
- ^ "大坂城物語". Kinema Junpo. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
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