Taking the Castle (1965)
Original title: 城取り
The Sengoku Era was coming to an end. The monopoly of the ever powerful shogun, Ieyasu Tokugawa, was at a near. Only one man was brave enough to stand in Ieyasu's way - A lone wolf samurai by the name of Kagekatsu Uesugi. Inspired by Uesugi's courage to revolt, a young samurai warrior, Touzou Kuruma decides to join the fight. Their target: the Tamonyama Castle.
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Yūjirō Ishihara
Minoru Chiaki
Tamao Nakamura
Gannosuke Ashiya
Kamatari Fujiwara
Chieko Matsubara
Taketoshi Naitō
Yasushi Suzuki
Kenji Imai
Tetsuo Ishidate
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What is Taking the Castle about?
The Sengoku Era was coming to an end. The monopoly of the ever powerful shogun, Ieyasu Tokugawa, was at a near. Only one man was brave enough to stand in Ieyasu's way - A lone wolf samurai by the name of Kagekatsu Uesugi. Inspired by Uesugi's courage to revolt, a young samurai warrior, Touzou Kuruma decides to join the fight. Their target: the Tamonyama Castle.
How long is Taking the Castle?
Taking the Castle has a runtime of 136 minutes.