The Story of Osaka Castle
The Story of Osaka Castle (大坂城物語, Ōsaka-jō Monogatari) is a 1961 color Japanese film directed by Hiroshi Inagaki based on historical events taking place in Japan during the beginning of the 17th century. It was also known as Daredevil in the Castle [1] and The Tale of Osaka Castle in the UK.[2]
| The Story of Osaka Castle | |
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| Directed by | Hiroshi Inagaki[1] |
| Produced by | Tomoyuki Tanaka[1] |
| Written by | Hiroshi Inagaki (screenplay)[1] Takeshi Kimura (screenplay)[1] based on novel by Genzo Murakami[1] |
| Starring | Toshiro Mifune Kyōko Kagawa Akihiko Hirata |
| Music by | Akira Ifukube[1] |
| Cinematography | Kazuo Yamada[1] |
| Distributed by | Toho Company Ltd. |
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Running time | 95 minutes |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
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 background, unfolds a conspiracy of the Toyotomi clan to stop 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 [3]
References
- 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.
- "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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