Decisive Battle at Kuroda Castle

Overview

After the massacre of Christians at Shimabara, followers of Amakusa Shiro band together in a plot to overthrow the shogunate in order to exact revenge on the Tokugawa. At the same time there is a succession dispute in the Kuroda clan, as one faction tried to usurp the rightful heir and take over the honored clan. Before his untimely death, the lord of the Kuroda bestowed “Nihongo”, a magnificent spear, on his finest warrior, which ultimately brings him into contact with two of Japan’s most famous historical figures, Yagyu Jubei and Miyamoto Musashi. Can the three masters of martial art join forces to defeat their enemies and save the nation?

Details

Status

Released

Release date

May 28, 1960

Original language

Japanese

Spoken languages

Japanese

Countries

Japan

Production

Shintoho Company

Cast

Yukio Kohama,Shinji Suzuki,Yōzō Takamura,Eisuke Sakauchi,Masao Takamatsu,Hiroshi Hayashi,Hiroshi Izumida,Jūzaburō Akechi,Kazuki Nishi,Tadashi Ikezukiand 23 more

Director

Gorō Kadono

Writer

Yoshihiro Sekigami,Tetsuji Godo

Producer

Mitsugi Okura

Cinematography

Mamoru Morita

Music

Chikara Hashimoto

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt6257246