Action ·Adventure ·Family · Japan · 1966 · 1h 45m

Adventure in Kigan Castle

奇巌城の冒険

Director

Cast

Toshirō Mifune as Osami Tatsuya Mihashi as The King Makoto Satō as Gorjaka Tadao Nakamaru as Ensai Mie Hama as Innkeeper's daughter Akiko Wakabayashi as Spuria, Chamberlain's daughter

Crew

Kazuo Yamada — Director of Photography Akira Ifukube — Original Music Composer Takeshi Kimura — Screenplay Hiroshi Ueda — Production Design

Synopsis

Osami, a soldier-of-fortune from Japan, joins with priest Ensai in a quest for the ashes of the great Buddha. Their journey takes them to a kingdom in the Middle East, where they find intrigue and romance in the court of an evil king.

Trailer

Official Trailer youtube.com

Key Collaborators

Senkichi Taniguchi Director Kazuo Yamada Director of Photography Akira Ifukube Original Music Composer Takeshi Kimura Screenplay Hiroshi Ueda Production Design

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