Taking The Castle

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Taking The Castle
Directed byToshio Masuda
Screenplay byToshio Masuda, Keiichiro Ryu
Starring
Music byToshiro Mayuzumi
Distributed byNikkatsu
Release date
  • March 6, 1965 (1965-03-06) (Japan)
Running time
136 minutes
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese

Taking The Castle (Japanese: 城取り) also known as "Shirotori" is a 1965 Japanese jidaigeki film directed by Toshio Masuda.[1] The film is the first film to be released from Yūjirō Ishihara's company Ishihara Promotion.[2][3][4][5][6]

Based on Shōtarō Ikenami's novel "Shiro wo Toru Hanashi".[2][7]

At the end of the Sengoku period, While other Daimyo are joining Tokugawa Ieyasu's army one after another. but only Uesugi clan is brave enough stand in Ieyasu's way. Kuruma Touzo is a ronin who left Kobayakawa Hideaki. He is impressed by the Uesugi clan's courage and tries to help. His target is Tamonyama castle under construction by Date clan.[2][7]

Actor Role
Yūjirō Ishihara Kuruma Touzo
Minoru Chiaki Tawara Sanai
Tamao Nakamura Osen
Chieko Matsubara Mahime
Tatsuya Fuji Young Samurai
Taketoshi Naito Unsui
Kenji Imai Shibuya Tenzen
Eiji Gō Tomita Ippachi
Gannosuke Ashiya Shirakonaya Chojiro
Kamatari Fujiwara Kanbei
Osamu Takizawa Naoe Kanetsugu
Jūshirō Konoe Akaza

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