Daredevil in the Castle
Daredevil in the Castle

大坂城物語
Ōsakajō Monogatari
Osaka Castle Story
Director | Hiroshi Inagaki |
Producer | Tomoyuki Tanaka |
Original Story | Genzo Murakami |
Screenplay |
Takeshi Kimura Hiroshi Inagaki |
Photography | Kazuo Yamada |
Art | Hiroshi Ueda |
Sound |
Yoshio Nishikawa Masanobu Miyazaki |
Lighting | Shoshichi Kojima |
Music | Akira Ifukube |
Editor | Koichi Iwashita |
Special Effects Director | Eiji Tsuburaya |
Special Effects Photography | Sadamasa Arikawa |
Action Director | Ryu Kuze |
Production Companies | Toho |
Release Date | January 3, 1961 |
Runtime | 95 minutes |
Followed by | Whirlwind (1964) |
![]() 大坂城物語 Ōsakajō Monogatari Osaka Castle Story |
Director | Hiroshi Inagaki |
Producer | Tomoyuki Tanaka |
Original Story | Genzo Murakami |
Screenplay |
Takeshi Kimura Hiroshi Inagaki |
Photography | Kazuo Yamada |
Art | Hiroshi Ueda |
Sound |
Yoshio Nishikawa Masanobu Miyazaki |
Lighting | Shoshichi Kojima |
Music | Akira Ifukube |
Editor | Koichi Iwashita |
Special Effects Director | Eiji Tsuburaya |
Special Effects Photography | Sadamasa Arikawa |
Action Director | Ryu Kuze |
Production Companies | Toho |
Release Date | January 3, 1961 |
Runtime | 95 minutes |
Followed by | Whirlwind (1964) |
Following the battle of Sekigahara, the Tokugawa clan overtook the Toyotomi’s and assumed rulership of Japan. However, the bitter pride of the Toyotomi’s offends Tokugawa and another war is feared. Mohei, an orphaned soldier, wanders into Osaka and falls afoul of a gang of samurai. He is rescued by Ai, who delivers him to Itamiya, a merchant, and Kobue, a blind noblewoman residing in Osaka Castle. To fulfill his obligation to them, they request Mohei to kidnap the lady Sen, a relative of Tokugawa who is confined in the castle; they wish to have her as hostage in order to broker a truce between the clans. However, Tokugawa spies also attempt to rescue Sen from the castle, and Mohei is forced to withdraw.
With all their other options spent, Kobue’s faction pleads with Itamiya to bargain with the Portuguese anchored near Osaka and purchase their weapons, before Tokugawa can do the same. However, Itamiya betrays Kobue and purchases the weapons to sell to Tokugawa instead. He also attempts to leave Ai as a “gift” to the Portuguese, but she is rescued by Mohei. Itamiya retreats to Sakai where he meets Kobue, who slays him for his treachery. Kobue departs in search of a lord who will act as a mediator between Tokugawa and Toyotomi. Mohei gathers the weapons Itamiya had purchased and takes them to Osaka Castle.
Tokugawa’s vast army quickly surrounds Osaka Castle. Mohei’s posse is able to sneak the weapons through the battle lines by posing as various clans from Tokugawa’s army. They finally manage to break into Osaka and deliver the weapons to the castle, using a cart of gunpowder to destroy a bridge and keep the enemy at bay. The maneuver buys Osaka Castle enough time for a truce to take effect. Mohei is offered employment with the castle, but he declines in favor of a quiet life in the countryside with Ai.
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Rest of Cast Listed Alphabetically
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Top Billed Cast

Mohei

Princess Sen

Kobue

Mistress Yodo

Nagato Kimura

Kanesuke Susukida

Katsumoto Katagiri

Saizo Kirigakure

Shikaibo Tsutsui

Sadamasa Ishikawa

Hyogo Ujiya

Michiki Itamiya

Danemon Ban

Harunaga Ono

Katsuyasu Sakakibara

Hideyori Toyotomi

Kai Hayami

Gitao Morimoto

Tool Merchant Zenbei

Yae No Kyoku

Ono No Otsu

Mohei's Crew

Itamiya's Bodyguard

Portuguese Interpreter

Mohei's Crew

Rice Merchant

Man Buying Rice

Zenbei's Apprentice

Villager

Tosho Hotta

Toyotomi Soldier

Court Samurai

Court Samurai

Mohei's Crew

Kumoi
Rest of Cast Listed Alphabetically

Warrior Priest

Nanjo Chusho

Warrior Priest

Toyotomi Soldier

Villager

Villager

Toyotomi Soldier

Court Samurai

Tokugawa Emissary

Villager

Tokugawa Emissary
e製作 Producer |
田中友幸 Tomoyuki Tanaka |
原作 Original Story |
村上元三 Genzo Murakami |
「週刊朝日」連載 光文社・版 “Weekly Asahi” Serialized Kobunsha Edition |
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脚本 Screenplay |
木村武 Takeshi Kimura |
稲垣浩 Hiroshi Inagaki |
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撮影 Photography |
山田一夫 Kazuo Yamada |
美術 Art |
植田寛 Hiroshi Ueda |
録音 Sound |
西川善男 Yoshio Nishikawa |
宮崎正信 Masanobu Miyazaki |
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照明 Lighting |
小島正七 Shoshichi Kojima |
音楽 Music |
伊福部昭 Akira Ifukube |
監督助手 Assistant Director |
高瀬昌弘 Masahiro Takase |
編集 Editor |
岩下廣一 Koichi Iwashita |
現像 Developing |
東京現像所 Tokyo Laboratory |
製作担当者 Production Manager |
川上勝太郎 Katsutaro Kawakami |
特撮監督 Special Effects Director |
円谷英二 Eiji Tsuburaya |
光学撮影 Optical Photography |
荒木秀三郎 Shozaburo Araki |
撮影 Photography |
有川貞昌 Sadamasa Arikawa |
照明 Lighting |
岸田九一郎 Kuichiro Kishida |
特殊美術 Special Art |
渡辺明 Akira Watanabe |
合成撮影 Synthetic Photography |
向山宏 Hiroshi Mukoyama |
出演者 Performers |
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三船敏郎 Toshiro Mifune |
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香川京子 Kyoko Kagawa |
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星由里子 Yuriko Hoshi |
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久我美子 Yoshiko Kuga |
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山田五十鈴 Isuzu Yamada |
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夏木陽介 Yosuke Natsuki |
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平田昭彦 Akihiko Hirata |
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志村喬 Takashi Shimura |
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市川團子 Danko Ichikawa |
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田崎潤 Jun Tazaki |
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丹波哲郎 Tetsuro Tanba |
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中丸忠雄 Tadao Nakamaru |
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香川良介 Ryusuke Kagawa |
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藤木悠 Yu Fujiki |
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河津清三郎 Seizaburo Kawazu |
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藤田進 Susumu Fujita |
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岩井半四郎 Hanshiro Iwai |
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堺左千夫 Sachio Sakai |
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小杉義男 Yoshio Kosugi |
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上田吉二郎 Kichijiro Ueda |
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中北千枝子 Chieko Nakakita |
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東郷晴子 Haruko Togo |
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山本廉 Ren Yamamoto |
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大友伸 Shin Otomo |
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石田茂樹 Shigeki Ishida |
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長島武夫 Takeo Nagashima |
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天本英世 Hideyo Amamoto |
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櫻井巨郎 Giro Sakurai |
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大村千吉 Senkichi Omura |
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谷晃 Akira Tani |
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沢村いき雄 Ikio Sawamura |
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堤康久 Yasuhisa Tsutsumi |
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津田光男 Mitsuo Tsuda |
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熊谷二良 Jiro Kumagai |
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岡部正 Tadashi Okabe |
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宇野晃司 Koji Uno |
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手塚勝巳 Katsumi Tezuka |
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土屋詩朗 Shiro Tsuchiya |
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岩本弘司 Koji Iwamoto |
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生方壮児 Soji Ubukata |
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西条悦朗 Etsuo Saijo |
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山田彰 Akira Yamada |
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三浦敏男 Toshio Miura |
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緒方燐作 Rinsaku Ogata |
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中島春雄 Haruo Nakajima |
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細川隆一 Ryuichi Hosokawa |
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関田裕 Hiroshi Sekita |
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伊原徳 Toku Ihara |
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安芸津広 Hiroshi Akitsu |
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佐藤功一 Koichi Sato |
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千葉一郎 Ichiro Chiba |
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坪野鎌之 Kamayuki Tsubono |
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向井淳一郎 Junichiro Mukai |
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澁谷英男 Hideo Shibuya |
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三井一也 Kazuya Mitsui |
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黒木順 Jun Kuroki |
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ハンス・ホルネフ Hans Hornef |
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ビル・バッスム Bill Bassman |
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ユセフ・オスマン Yusef Osman |
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ベリー・ハリウラ Perry Hariura |
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黒岩小枝子 Saeko Kuroiwa |
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中野トシ子 Toshiko Nagano |
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小沢経子 Keiko Ozawa |
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殺陣 Action Director |
久世竜 Ryu Kuze |
監督 Director |
稲垣浩 Hiroshi Inagaki |