Film

The Forbidden Castle

1959 · 1h 33m · Drama

IMDb

6.3

From an original story by Shibata Renzaburo, the novelist who created such classics as: the "Nemuri Kyoshiro" series (Son of the Black Mass), "Destiny’s Son" etc. comes the complex story exploring the mystery behind why Ino Morimasa betrayed his sworn brother Ishida Mitsunari, thus leading to the defeat of the Toyotomi at the Battle of Sekigahara. Starring Nakamura Kinnosuke in one of the strongest performances of his career as Ino's estranged son seeking justice. Originally known as "The Forbidden Castle".

Kinnosuke Nakamura

Keiko Okawa

Satomi Oka

Hiroko Sakuramachi

Motoharu Ueki

Kenji Susukida

Kusuo Abe

Kensaku Hara

Kunio Kaga

Akitaka Kimata

Michimaro Otabe

Kenji Kusumoto

Yumiko Mihara

Michirō Minami

Masao Mishima

Ryuichi Nagashima

• Yasushi SasakiDirector
• Masashige NarusawaScreenplay
• Kimiharu TsujinoProducer
• Takaya OgawaProducer
• Makoto TsuboiDirector of Photography
• Seiichi SuzukiOriginal Music Composer
• Shintarō MiyamotoEditor

Release date

February 24, 1959

Status

Released

Original language

Japanese

Runtime

1h 33m

Genres

Drama