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.
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Toshirō Mifune
Mohei
Known for
Seven Samurai
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Kyōko Kagawa
Ai
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Eiji Tsuburaya
Hiroshi Inagaki
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Tomoyuki Tanaka
Yuriko Hoshi
Senhime
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Kazuo Yamada
Takeshi Kimura
Yoshiko Kuga
Kobue
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Hiroshi Ueda
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Genzō Murakami
Isuzu Yamada
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Hiroshi Inagaki Director · Takeshi Kimura Writer Genzō Murakami Writer
First release January 3, 1961 · Produced in Japan · Original title 大阪城物語
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TOHO
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Japan
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Original title
大阪城物語
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · January 3, 1961
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