Taking the Castle

Overview

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

March 6, 1965

Original language

Japanese

Spoken languages

Japanese

Countries

Japan

Production

Nikkatsu Corporation

Cast

Hideo Takayama,Yasuhiro Kameyama,Hiroshi Chiyoda,Tamae Isobe,Katsuki Chikamatsu,Tamao Nakamura,Kōji Yashiro,Taketoshi Naitō,Sanpei Mine,Hiroshi Tanakaand 24 more

Director

Toshio Masuda

Writer

Ryōtarō Shiba,Toshio Masuda,Ichirō Ikeda

Producer

Yūjirō Ishihara

Cinematography

Minoru Yokoyama

Music

Toshirō Mayuzumi

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0359976