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The Story of Osaka Castle (大坂城物語, Ōsaka-jō Monogatari)[lower-alpha 1] is a 1961 Japanese drama film directed by Hiroshi Inagaki, with special effects by Eiji Tsuburaya.[2] The film is based on historical events taking place in Japan during the beginning of the 17th century.[3]

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The Story of Osaka Castle
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Hiroshi Inagaki[1]
Written by	Hiroshi Inagaki (screenplay)[1] Takeshi Kimura (screenplay)[1] based on novel by Genzo Murakami[1]
Produced by	Tomoyuki Tanaka[1]
Starring	Toshiro Mifune Kyōko Kagawa Akihiko Hirata
Cinematography	Kazuo Yamada[1]
Music by	Akira Ifukube[1]
Distributed by	Toho Company Ltd.
Release date	January 3, 1961 (1961-01-03) (Japan)[1]
Running time	95 minutes
Country	Japan
Language	Japanese

Plot

The plot is set about a decade after the battle of Sekigahara. Toshiro Mifune's character, Mohei is a contumacious wandering samurai with his very own point of view. He arrives in the city of Osaka to look for new beginning. As a backdrop, there unfolds a conspiracy masterminded by the Toyotomi clan to rein in Lord Ieyasu Tokugawa's ambition for personal domination of Japan.

Cast

• Toshiro Mifune as Mohei[1]
• Kyōko Kagawa as Ai[1]
• Yuriko Hoshi as Senhime[1]
• Yoshiko Kuga as Kobue[1]
• Isuzu Yamada as Yodogimi[1]
• Yosuke Natsuki as Chomonshu Kimura[1]
• Jun Tazaki as Teikabo Tsutumi[1]
• Danko Ichikawa (Sarunosuke Ichikawa) as Saizo Muin[1]
• Akihiko Hirata as Hayatonosho (Hayato) Susukida[1]
• Takashi Shimura as Katagiri Katsumoto[1]
• Koedako Kuroiwa as Nobuo[1]
• Tetsurō Tamba as Sadamasa Ishikawa[1]
• Tadao Nakamaru as Hyogo[1]
• Ryosuke Kagawa as Michiiku Itamiya[1]
• Yu Fujiki as Danuemon Hanawa[1]
• Seizaburo Kawazu as Ōno Harunaga[1]
• Susumu Fujita as Katsuyasu Sakakibara[1]
• Hanshiro Iwai as Toyotomi Hideyori[1]
• Sachi Sakai as Kai Hayami[1]
• Yoshio Kosugi as Gidayu Fujimoto[1]
• Kichijiro Ueda as Jinbei (owner of the equipment shop)[1]
• Chieko Nakakita as Kyoku (of Yae)[1]
• Haruko Togo as woman out of Ono[1]
• Hideyo Amamoto as interpreter[1]
• Junichiro Mukai as Kumoi[1]
• Shoji Ikeda as Chusho Nanjo[1]
• Shiro Tsuchiya as Tosho Horita[1]
• Akira Tani as rice shop owner[1]
• Shin Otomo as Itamiya manager[1]
• Katsumi Tezuka as Shuma Ono[1]
• Senkichi Omura[1]
• Ikio Sawamura[1]
• Koji Uno[1]
• Yasuhisa Tatsumi[1]
• Haruo Nakajima[1]
• Hans Horneff[1]
• Bill Bassman[1]
• Toshiko Nakano[1]
• Osman Yusef[1]

Notes

References

External links

• Ōsaka-jō Monogatari at IMDb

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