Whirlwind (1964 film)
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| Whirlwind | |
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| Directed by | Hiroshi Inagaki |
| Screenplay by | Hiroshi Inagaki Takeshi Kimura |
| Produced by | Tomoyuki Tanaka |
| Starring |
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| Cinematography | Kazuo Yamada |
| Edited by | Koichi Iwashita |
| Music by | Akira Ifukube Kan Ishii |
Production company | |
Release date | 1964 |
Running time | 108 minutes |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
Whirlwind (士魂魔道 大竜巻, Shikonmado - Dai tatsumaki) is a 1964 Japanese historical drama film. It was directed by Hiroshi Inagaki. The film is set during the seventeenth century and is about the aftermath of the Siege of Osaka.[1]
Synopsis
In the 17th century, after the fall of Osaka to the forces of Shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu several survivors of the Toyotomi clan try to deliver a young prince to safety. They are betrayed by other survivors who want to enrich themselves under the pretext of re-establishing their clan.[2]
Cast
- Yosuke Natsuki as Jubei
- Yuriko Hoshi as Princess Kozato
- Toshiro Mifune as Lord Akashi
- Makoto Satō as the cook
- Akihiko Hirata Ryutaro Inoue
References
- ^ "Shikonmado - Dai tatsumaki". 26 July 1968 – via IMDb.
- ^ "Whirlwind - 1964 Remastered".
External links
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Categories:
- 1964 films
- 1960s historical films
- Japanese films
- Japanese historical films
- Japanese action films
- Jidaigeki films
- Japanese black-and-white films
- Japanese-language films
- Films set in Osaka
- Films set in the 1610s
- Films directed by Hiroshi Inagaki
- Films produced by Tomoyuki Tanaka
- Films scored by Akira Ifukube
- Toho films
- Period action films
- 1960s Japanese film stubs