The Story of Osaka Castle
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is a 1961 color Japanese film directed by Hiroshi Inagaki
based on historical events taking place in Japan during the beginning of the 17th century. It was also known as The Tale of Osaka Castle in the UK.
. Toshirô Mifune
's character, Mohei is a contumacious wandering samurai with his very own point of view. He arrives in the city of Osaka
to look for new beginning. As a background, unfolds a conspiracy of the Toyotomi clan
to stop Lord Ieyasu Tokugawa's ambition for personal domination of Japan
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Hiroshi Inagaki
was a Japanese filmmaker most known for the Academy Award-winning Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto, which he directed in 1954.-Career:Born in Tokyo as the son of a shinpa actor, Inagaki appeared on stage in his childhood before joining the Nikkatsu studio as an actor in 1922...
based on historical events taking place in Japan during the beginning of the 17th century. It was also known as The Tale of Osaka Castle in the UK.
Plot
The plot is set about a decade after the battle of SekigaharaBattle of Sekigahara
The , popularly known as the , was a decisive battle on October 21, 1600 which cleared the path to the Shogunate for Tokugawa Ieyasu...
. Toshirô Mifune
Toshiro Mifune
Toshirō Mifune was a Japanese actor who appeared in almost 170 feature films. He is best known for his 16-film collaboration with filmmaker Akira Kurosawa, from 1948 to 1965, in works such as Rashomon, Seven Samurai, Throne of Blood, and Yojimbo...
's character, Mohei is a contumacious wandering samurai with his very own point of view. He arrives in the city of Osaka
Osaka
is a city in the Kansai region of Japan's main island of Honshu, a designated city under the Local Autonomy Law, the capital city of Osaka Prefecture and also the biggest part of Keihanshin area, which is represented by three major cities of Japan, Kyoto, Osaka and Kobe...
to look for new beginning. As a background, unfolds a conspiracy of the Toyotomi clan
Toyotomi clan
Originating in Owari Province, the served as retainers to the Oda clan throughout 16th-century Japan's Sengoku period. -Unity and Conflict:The most influential figure within the Toyotomi was Toyotomi Hideyoshi, one of the three "unifiers of Japan." Oda Nobunaga was another primary unifier and the...
to stop Lord Ieyasu Tokugawa's ambition for personal domination of Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
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