Whirlwind (1964)
1h 48m
Running Time
July 26, 1964Release Date
Whirlwind (1964)
1h 48m
Running Time
July 26, 1964Release Date
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Plot.
Set at the end of the Siege of Osaka this film follows the exploits of several members of the defeated Toyotomi clan as they cope with the post battle chaos and the persecution of the Shogun's army. Five samurai decide on different fates when it becomes clear that their side is being destroyed. One wants to attack the enemy head on in a final honorable death. Another decides to commit hari-kiri but wants to find a glorious view to do it. His close friend, the "coward", just wants to run and give up the life of a samurai. The final two set their own castle on fire to garner favors from the enemy and therefore avert their own death during the massacre of all defeated soldiers as
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Cast & Crew.

Toshirō Mifune
Lord Akashi

Akihiko Hirata
Ryutaro Inoue

Kumi Mizuno
The Witch

Yuriko Hoshi
Kozato

Yōsuke Natsuki
Kiyonosuke

Makoto Satō
Shuri Kusanagi

Mitsuko Kusabue
Kozato's Aunt

Yoshiko Kuga
Kikusato

Akira Kubo

Sachio Sakai

Yoshio Kosugi

Hiroshi Inagaki
Director / Screenplay

Norio Nanjō
Novel

Tomoyuki Tanaka
Producer

Akira Ifukube
Original Music Composer

Kôichi Iwashita
Editor
Media.


Details.
Release DateJuly 26, 1964
Original Name士魂魔道 大龍巻
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 48m
Genres
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This Movie Is About.
samurai
period drama
Wiki.
Whirlwind (士魂魔道 大竜巻, Shikonmado Daitatsumaki) is a 1964 Japanese historical drama film directed by Hiroshi Inagaki, with special effects by Eiji Tsuburaya. The film is set during the seventeenth century and is about the aftermath of the Siege of Osaka.
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