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Daredevil in the Castle (1961)

Genre : History, War, Action

Runtime : 1H 35M

Director : Hiroshi Inagaki

Synopsis

During the raging war between the Toyotomi and Tokugawa clans, the swordsman Mohei (whose family has been completely decimated) is recruited by Toyotomi to overcome the seat of power, Osaka Castle. Mohei's daredevil skills will be put to severe tests.

Actors

Toshiro Mifune
Toshiro Mifune
Mohei
Kyōko Kagawa
Kyōko Kagawa
Ai
Yuriko Hoshi
Yuriko Hoshi
Senhime
Yoshiko Kuga
Yoshiko Kuga
Kobue
Isuzu Yamada
Isuzu Yamada
Yodogami
Yōsuke Natsuki
Yōsuke Natsuki
Chomonshu Kimura
Jun Tazaki
Jun Tazaki
Teikabo Tsutsumi
Akihiko Hirata
Akihiko Hirata
Hayatonosho 'Hayato' Susukida
Takashi Shimura
Takashi Shimura
Katagiri
Tadao Nakamaru
Tadao Nakamaru
Hyogo
Tetsurō Tamba
Tetsurō Tamba
Sadamasa Ishikawa
Danko Ichikawa
Danko Ichikawa
Saizo Muin
Koedako Kuroiwa
Koedako Kuroiwa
Nobuo
Ryōsuke Kagawa
Ryōsuke Kagawa
Michiiku Itamiya
Yû Fujiki
Yû Fujiki
Danuemon Hanawa
Seizaburō Kawazu
Seizaburō Kawazu
Harunaga Ono
Susumu Fujita
Susumu Fujita
Katsuyasu Sakakibara
Hanshiro Iwai
Hanshiro Iwai
Hideyori Toyotomi
Sachio Sakai
Sachio Sakai
Kai Hayami
Yoshio Kosugi
Yoshio Kosugi
Gidayu Fujimoto
Kichijirô Ueda
Kichijirô Ueda
Jinbei the equipment-shop owner
Ren Yamamoto
Ren Yamamoto
Chieko Nakakita
Chieko Nakakita
Kyoku of Yae
Haruko Tôgô
Haruko Tôgô
Ono woman
Hideyo Amamoto
Hideyo Amamoto
Interpreter
Jun'ichirō Mukai
Jun'ichirō Mukai
Kumoi
Shirō Tsuchiya
Shirō Tsuchiya
Tosho Horita
Akira Tani
Akira Tani
Rice-Shop Owner
Shin Ôtomo
Shin Ôtomo
Itamiya manager
Katsumi Tezuka
Katsumi Tezuka
Shuma Ono
Senkichi Ômura
Senkichi Ômura
Ikio Sawamura
Ikio Sawamura
Kôji Uno
Kôji Uno
Yasuhisa Tsutsumi
Yasuhisa Tsutsumi
Haruo Nakajima
Haruo Nakajima
Hans Horneff
Hans Horneff
Bill Bassman
Bill Bassman
Toshiko Nakano
Toshiko Nakano
Osman Yusuf
Osman Yusuf
Shigeki Ishida
Shigeki Ishida
Takuzō Kumagai
Takuzō Kumagai
Ryū Kuze
Ryū Kuze
Tadashi Okabe
Tadashi Okabe
Yû Sekita
Yû Sekita
Seiji Ikeda
Seiji Ikeda
Chusho Nanjo

Crews

Hiroshi Inagaki
Hiroshi Inagaki
Director
Hiroshi Inagaki
Hiroshi Inagaki
Writer
Takeshi Kimura
Takeshi Kimura
Writer
Genzo Murakami
Genzo Murakami
Writer
Genzo Murakami
Genzo Murakami
Story
Akira Ifukube
Akira Ifukube
Original Music Composer
Kazuo Yamada
Kazuo Yamada
Director of Photography
Kôichi Iwashita
Kôichi Iwashita
Editor
Hiroshi Ueda
Hiroshi Ueda
Production Design
Masahiro Takase
Masahiro Takase
Assistant Director
Eiji Tsuburaya
Eiji Tsuburaya
Special Effects Supervisor

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