Decisive Battle at Kuroda Castle

Decisive Battle at Kuroda Castle

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1960-05-28

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?

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Decisive Battle at Kuroda Castle

Storyline

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?

Released

1960-05-28

Runtime

74

Director

Gorō Kadono

Budget

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Revenue

$0

Genres

History

Drama

Language

日本語

Production

Shintoho Company

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    Kanjūrō Arashi

    嵐寛寿郎
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    Shōzaburō Date

    伊達正三郎
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    Namiji Namiura

    松浦浪路
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    Jūzaburō Akechi

    明智十三郎
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    Kōtarō Bandō

    Kōtarō Bandō
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    Saburō Sawai

    沢井三郎
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    Ayame Hanazono

    Ayame Hanazono
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    Sōten Kuni

    邦創典
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    Sōzaburō Kikuchi

    菊地双三郎
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    Baku Mizuhara

    Baku Mizuhara
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    Takamitsu Watanabe

    渡辺高光
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    Kazuki Nishi

    Kazuki Nishi
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    Hiroshi Hayashi

    林寛
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    Hiroshi Shingûji

    Hiroshi Shingûji
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    Yukio Kohama

    Yukio Kohama
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    Tomohiko Ôtani

    Tomohiko Ôtani
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    Yōzō Takamura

    Yōzō Takamura
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    Yūzō Harumi

    Yūzō Harumi
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    Eisuke Sakauchi

    Eisuke Sakauchi
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    Shinji Suzuki

    Shinji Suzuki
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    Tōru Chiba

    Tōru Chiba
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    Kōji Hirose

    Kôji Hirose
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    Masao Takamatsu

    高松政雄
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    Tadashi Ikezuki

    Tadashi Ikezuki
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    Keiji Yajima

    Keiji Yajima
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    Hiroaki Kurahashi

    Hiroaki Kurahashi
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    Keiko Hasegawa

    Keiko Hasegawa
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    Sakutarō Yamakawa

    Sakutarō Yamakawa
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    Takashi Yamaguchi

    山口多賀志
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    Hiroshi Tsukiji

    Hiroshi Tsukiji
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    Hiromichi Takenaka

    Hiromichi Takenaka
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    Jun Kanbayashi

    Jun Kanbayashi
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    Hiroshi Izumida

    Hiroshi Izumida