Set at the end of the Siege of Osaka this film follows the exploits of several members of the defeated Toyotomi clan as they cope with the post battle chaos and the persecution of the Shogun's army. Five samurai decide on different fates when it becomes clear that their side is being destroyed. One wants to attack the enemy head on in a final honorable death. Another decides to commit hari-kiri but wants to find a glorious view to do it. His close friend, the "coward", just wants to run and give up the life of a samurai. The final two set their own castle on fire to garner favors from the enemy and therefore avert their own death during the massacre of all defeated soldiers as
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Whirlwind Cast
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Yuriko Hoshi
She was 20, 74 years old when she died
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as Kozato |
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Akihiko Hirata
He was 36, 56 years old when he died
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as Ryutaro Inoue |
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Yoshiko Kuga
She was 33, now 93 years old
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as Kikusato |
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Kumi Mizuno
She was 27, now 87 years old
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as The Witch |
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Akira Kubo
He was 27, now 87 years old
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Yoshio Inaba
He was 44, 77 years old when he died
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Sachio Sakai
He was 38, 72 years old when he died
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Akira Tani
He was 1, now 58 years old
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Yōsuke Natsuki
He was 28, 81 years old when he died
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as Kiyonosuke |
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Toshiro Mifune
He was 44, 77 years old when he died
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as Lord Akashi |
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Yoshio Kosugi
He was 60, 64 years old when he died
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Koshiro Matsumoto
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Mitsuko Kusabue
She was 30, now 90 years old
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as Kozato's Aunt |
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Ryû Kuze
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Makoto Satō
He was 6, 49 years old when he died
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as Shuri Kusanagi |
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Ren Yamamoto
He was 32, 8 years old when he died
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Whirlwind Crew
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Department |
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Eiji Tsuburaya as Special Effects Supervisor. He was 63 (68) years old when He died
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Visual Effects |
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Tomoyuki Tanaka as Producer. He was 54 (86) years old when He died
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Production |
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Takeshi Kimura as Screenplay. He was 53 (76) years old when He died
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Writing |
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Hiroshi Inagaki as Director. He was 58 (74) years old when He died
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Directing |
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Hiroshi Inagaki as Screenplay. He was 58 (74) years old when He died
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Writing |
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Kazuo Yamada as Director of Photography. He was 51 (78) years old when He died
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Camera |
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Akira Ifukube as Original Music Composer. He was 50 (91) years old when He died
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Sound |
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Kôichi Iwashita as Editor. |
Editing |
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Kan Ishii as Original Music Composer. He was 43 (88) years old when He died
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Sound |
