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The Story of Osaka Castle
Theatrical release poster
Directed byHiroshi Inagaki[1]
Written byHiroshi Inagaki (screenplay)[1]
Takeshi Kimura (screenplay)[1]
based on novel by Genzo Murakami[1]
Produced byTomoyuki Tanaka[1]
StarringToshiro Mifune
Kyōko Kagawa
Akihiko Hirata
CinematographyKazuo Yamada[1]
Music byAkira Ifukube[1]
Distributed byToho Company Ltd.
Release date
  • January 3, 1961 (1961-01-03) (Japan)[1]
Running time
95 minutes
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese

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

Notes

  1. ^ Also known as Daredevil in the Castle[1][2]

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ a b "大坂城物語 : 作品情報". 映画.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 3 October 2021.
  3. ^ "大坂城物語". Kinema Junpo. Retrieved 27 December 2020.

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Films directed by Hiroshi Inagaki
Eiji Tsuburaya
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