· Japan · 1965 · 2h 16m

Taking the Castle

城取り

Director

Cast

Yūjirō Ishihara as Minoru Chiaki as Tamao Nakamura as Gannosuke Ashiya as Kamatari Fujiwara as Chieko Matsubara as

Crew

Minoru Yokoyama — Director of Photography Masanori Tsujii — Editor Toshirō Mayuzumi — Original Music Composer Ichirō Ikeda — Screenplay Toshio Masuda — Screenplay

Synopsis

The Sengoku Era was coming to an end. The monopoly of the ever powerful shogun, Ieyasu Tokugawa, was at a near. Only one man was brave enough to stand in Ieyasu's way - A lone wolf samurai by the name of Kagekatsu Uesugi. Inspired by Uesugi's courage to revolt, a young samurai warrior, Touzou Kuruma decides to join the fight. Their target: the Tamonyama Castle.

Key Collaborators

Toshio Masuda Director Minoru Yokoyama Director of Photography Masanori Tsujii Editor Toshirō Mayuzumi Original Music Composer Ichirō Ikeda Screenplay Toshio Masuda Screenplay

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