Taking the Castle

Taking the Castle(1965)

March 6, 1965
2h 16m

Overview

The Sengoku Era was coming to an end. The monopoly of the ever powerful shogun, Ieyasu Tokugawa, was at a near. Only one man was brave enough to stand in Ieyasu's way - A lone wolf samurai by the name of Kagekatsu Uesugi. Inspired by Uesugi's courage to revolt, a young samurai warrior, Touzou Kuruma decides to join the fight. Their target: the Tamonyama Castle.

Cast

Crew

Executive Producer

Yūjirō Ishihara

Director of Photography

Minoru Yokoyama

Details

Original Title

城取り

Original Language

ja

Country

Japan

Production

Nikkatsu Corporation

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