Whirlwind

Whirlwind


士魂魔道 大龍巻
Shikonmadō Daitatsumaki
Warrior's Spirit: Great Tornado
Director Hiroshi Inagaki
Producer Tomoyuki Tanaka
Original Story Norio Nanjo
Screenplay Takeshi Kimura
Hiroshi Inagaki
Photography Kazuo Yamada
Art Hiroshi Ueda
Sound Yoshio Nishikawa
Lighting Yasuo Konishi
Special Effects Director Eiji Tsuburaya
Special Effects Photography Sadamasa Arikawa
Special Effects Assistant Director Teruyoshi Nakano
Music Kan Ishii
Editor Koichi Iwashita
Action Director Ryu Kuze
Production Companies Toho, Takarazuka
Release Date January 3, 1964
Runtime 106 minutes
Preceded by Daredevil in the Castle (1961)

士魂魔道 大龍巻
Shikonmadō Daitatsumaki
Warrior's Spirit: Great Tornado
Director Hiroshi Inagaki
Producer Tomoyuki Tanaka
Original Story Norio Nanjo
Screenplay Takeshi Kimura
Hiroshi Inagaki
Photography Kazuo Yamada
Art Hiroshi Ueda
Sound Yoshio Nishikawa
Lighting Yasuo Konishi
Special Effects Director Eiji Tsuburaya
Special Effects Photography Sadamasa Arikawa
Special Effects Assistant Director Teruyoshi Nakano
Music Kan Ishii
Editor Koichi Iwashita
Action Director Ryu Kuze
Production Companies Toho, Takarazuka
Release Date January 3, 1964
Runtime 106 minutes
Preceded by Daredevil in the Castle (1961)

Jubei is a soldier serving Osaka castle. When Tokugawa claims victory over the remnants of the Toyotomi house, Jubei takes charge of Kozato, a maiden of the castle, and they deliver the infant prince of the Toyotomi to his nearest next of kin. However, the prince is kidnapped by Tokugawa soldiers. Jubei remains with Kozato and seeks an opportunity to rescue the prince.

Meanwhile, Mutsuto, a former servant of the castle turned traitor, poses as a Toyotomi loyalist in order to ensnare Toyotomi sympathizers and turn them over to Tokugawa. He stages an attack on the convoy transporting the infant prince. Jubei and Kozato arrive to rescue the prince, but they are separated in the ensuing chaos when Tokugawa soldiers clash with the Toyotomi sympathizers. Kozato shelters in a nunnery with her aunt, Shuzuki. Shuzuki herself had fled to the nunnery years ago to escape a clan rivalry, but sacrificed her future with her love, Akashi. Akashi arrives at the nunnery and helps Kozato escape, urging her to reunite with Jubei.

Mutsuto tires of playing spy for Tokugawa and plots to intercept a shipment of gold and flee the country. He commandeers a farmhouse where Kozato is staying and takes her captive. Jubei catches wind of the plot and hurries to rescue Kozato. Mutsuto takes him prisoner while the robbery is carried. However, when his posse of Toyotomi loyalists catches wind of his selfish schemes, a fight breaks out. Tokugawa soldiers close in on the farmhouse to take back the gold. Akashi arrives, slays Mutsuto, and frees Kozato, but is driven away before he can free Jubei. A tornado forms near the farmhouse and wipes out the Tokugawa and Toyotomi. Jubei, Kozato and Akashi are the only survivors. Akashi encourages Jubei to take hold of Kozato and live happily with her.

Top Billed Cast

Somegoro Ichikawa
Jubei Fukami
Yosuke Natsuki
Kyunosuke Okuno
Makoto Sato
Shuri Kusanagi
Yuriko Hoshi
Kozato
Yoshiko Kuga
Kikusato
Akira Kubo
Daijiro
Akihiko Hirata
Matazaemon Soga
Sachio Sakai
Hashima
Yoshio Kosugi
Iyo Nonomura
Ryosuke Kagawa
Masatsugu Abe
Yoshio Inaba
Kujuro Washio
Jotaro Togami
Mutsuto Muto
Junichiro Mukai
Kurahashi
Asao Uchida
Rokuzaemon Yamada
Akira Tani
Shichibei
Toshiro Mifune
Morishige Akashi

Rest of Cast Listed Alphabetically

Yukihiko Gondo
Toyotomi Loyalist
Haruo Suzuki
Toyotomi Loyalist
Top Billed Cast

Jubei Fukami
Somegoro Ichikawa

Kyunosuke Okuno

Shuri Kusanagi

Kozato

Kikusato
Yoshiko Kuga

Daijiro

Matazaemon Soga

Hashima

Iyo Nonomura

Masatsugu Abe
Ryosuke Kagawa

Kujuro Washio
Yoshio Inaba

Mutsuto Muto
Jotaro Togami

Kurahashi

Rokuzaemon Yamada
Asao Uchida

Shichibei

Morishige Akashi
Rest of Cast Listed Alphabetically

Toyotomi Loyalist

Toyotomi Loyalist
製作
Producer
田中友幸
Tomoyuki Tanaka
原作
Original Story
南條範夫「士魂魔道」より
From Norio Nanjo’s "The Warrior's Spirit"
脚本
Screenplay
木村武
Takeshi Kimura

稲垣浩
Hiroshi Inagaki
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
照明
Lighting
小西康夫
Yasuo Konishi
特殊技術
Special Technology

特撮監督
Special Effects Director
円谷英二
Eiji Tsuburaya
撮影
Photography
有川貞昌
Sadamasa Arikawa
光学撮影
Optical Photography
幸隆生
Takao Saiwai

徳政義行
Yoshiyuki Tokumasa
美術
Art
渡辺明
Akira Watanabe
照明
Lighting
岸田九一郎
Kuichiro Kishida
監督助手
Assistant Director
中野昭慶
Teruyoshi Nakano
製作担当者
Production Manager
小池忠司
Tadashi Koike
音楽
Music
石井歓
Kan Ishii
監督助手
Assistant Director
竹前重吉
Jukichi Takemae

高瀬昌弘
Masahiro Takase
編集
Editor
岩下広一
Koichi Iwashita
製作担当者
Production Manager
沖原俊哉
Toshiya Okihara
現像
Developing
東洋現像所
Toyo Laboratory
出演者
Performers


市川染五郎
Somegoro Ichikawa

夏木陽介
Yosuke Natsuki

佐藤允
Makoto Sato

星由里子
Yuriko Hoshi

水野久美
Kumi Mizuno

草笛光子
Mitsuko Kusabue

久我美子
Yoshiko Kuga

久保明
Akira Kubo

平田昭彦
Akihiko Hirata

堺左千夫
Sachio Sakai

小杉義男
Yoshio Kosugi

香川良介
Ryosuke Kagawa

稲葉義男
Yoshio Inaba

戸上城太郎
Jotaro Togami

天王寺虎之助
Toranosuke Tennoji

山本廉
Ren Yamamoto

向井淳一郎
Junichiro Mukai

内田朝雄
Asao Uchida

若月輝夫
Teruo Wakatsuki

福山博寿
Hirotoshi Fukuyama

早川恭二
Kyoji Hayakawa

谷晃
Akira Tani

松本幸之助
Konosuke Matsumoto

武周暢
Chikanobu Take

楠義孝
Yoshitaka Kusunoki

宮津亮
Ryo Miyazu

水木達夫
Tatsuo Mizuki

岡野昇司
Shoji Okano

双葉京子
Kyoko Futaba

吉川雅恵
Masae Yoshikawa

富士乃章介
Shosuke Fujino

吉井裕海
Hiromi Yoshii

早崎文司
Bunji Hayasaki

石井光三
Mitsuzo Ishii

山口博義
Hiroshi Yamaguchi

宇仁貫三
Kanzo Uni

田中浩
Hiroshi Tanaka
殺陣
Action Director
久世竜
Ryu Kuze

三船敏郎
Toshiro Mifune
監督
Director
稲垣浩
Hiroshi Inagaki