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The Story of Osaka Castle
The Story of Osaka Castle
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Hiroshi Inagaki
Written by	Hiroshi Inagaki (screenplay); Takeshi Kimura (screenplay); based on novel by Genzo Murakami
Produced by	Tomoyuki Tanaka
Starring	Toshiro Mifune ; Kyōko Kagawa ; Akihiko Hirata
Cinematography	Kazuo Yamada
Music by	Akira Ifukube
Distributed by	Toho Company Ltd.
Release date	January 3, 1961 (Japan);
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

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

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.

External links

Ōsaka-jō Monogatari at IMDb

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

[Galbraith2008-1] ^ ^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.

[Eiga.com-2] "大坂城物語 : 作品情報". 映画.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 3 October 2021.

[4] "大坂城物語". Kinema Junpo. Retrieved 27 December 2020.

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