Whirlwind (1964 film)

Whirlwind (士魂魔道 大竜巻, Shikonmado - Dai tatsumaki) is a 1964 Japanese historical drama film. It was directed by Hiroshi Inagaki. The film is set during the seventeenth century and is about the aftermath of the Siege of Osaka.[1][2][3][4]

Whirlwind
Directed byHiroshi Inagaki
Produced byTomoyuki Tanaka
Screenplay byHiroshi Inagaki
Takeshi Kimura
Starring
Music byAkira Ifukube
Kan Ishii
CinematographyKazuo Yamada
Edited byKoichi Iwashita
Production
companies
Release date
1964
Running time
108 minutes
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese

Synopsis

In the 17th century, after the fall of Osaka to the forces of Shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu several survivors of the Toyotomi clan try to deliver a young prince to safety. They are betrayed by other survivors who want to enrich themselves under the pretext of re-establishing their clan.[5]

Cast

References

  1. "Shikonmado - Dai tatsumaki". 26 July 1968 via IMDb.
  2. "士魂魔道 大竜巻". Kinema Junpo. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  3. 『日本特撮・幻想映画全集』 勁文社、1997 p.152 ISBN 4766927060
  4. "士魂魔道 大竜巻". [[Agency for Cultural Affairs]]. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  5. "Whirlwind - 1964 Remastered".

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