Film

Decisive Battle at Kuroda Castle

1960 · 1h 14m · History · Drama

After the massacre of Christians at Shimabara, followers of Amakusa Shiro band together in a plot to overthrow the shogunate in order to exact revenge on the Tokugawa. At the same time there is a succession dispute in the Kuroda clan, as one faction tried to usurp the rightful heir and take over the honored clan. Before his untimely death, the lord of the Kuroda bestowed “Nihongo”, a magnificent spear, on his finest warrior, which ultimately brings him into contact with two of Japan’s most famous historical figures, Yagyu Jubei and Miyamoto Musashi. Can the three masters of martial art join forces to defeat their enemies and save the nation?

Kanjūrō Arashi

Shōzaburō Date

Namiji Namiura

Jūzaburō Akechi

Kōtarō Bandō

Saburō Sawai

Ayame Hanazono

Sōten Kuni

Sōzaburō Kikuchi

Baku Mizuhara

Takamitsu Watanabe

Kazuki Nishi

Hiroshi Hayashi

Hiroshi Shingûji

Yukio Kohama

Tomohiko Ôtani

• Gorō KadonoDirector
• Tetsuji GodoScreenplay
• Yoshihiro SekigamiScreenplay
• Mitsugi OkuraExecutive Producer
• Mamoru MoritaDirector of Photography
• Chikara HashimotoOriginal Music Composer
• Hidetoshi KasamaEditor

Release date

May 28, 1960

Status

Released

Original language

Japanese

Runtime

1h 14m

Genres

History, Drama