Whirlwind (1964 film)

Whirlwind
Theatrical release poster
Directed byHiroshi Inagaki
Screenplay byHiroshi Inagaki
Takeshi Kimura
Produced byTomoyuki Tanaka
Starring
Ichikawa Somegorō VI
CinematographyKazuo Yamada
Edited byKoichi Iwashita
Music byAkira Ifukube
Kan Ishii
Production
company
Release date
  • 1964 (1964)
Running time
108 minutes
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese

Whirlwind (士魂魔道 大竜巻, Shikonmado Daitatsumaki) is a 1964 Japanese historical drama film directed by Hiroshi Inagaki, with special effects by Eiji Tsuburaya.[1] The film is set during the seventeenth century and is about the aftermath of the Siege of Osaka.[2][3][4][5]

Plot

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.[6]

Cast

Production

Director Hiroshi Inagaki and special effects director Eiji Tsuburaya, were both busy with other projects, so they did not discuss from which direction the tornado would appear on the screen, but their directions were the same.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Nihon Tokusatsu Gensō Eiga Zenshū (Shohan ed.). Tōkyō: Keibunsha. 1997. p. 152. ISBN 978-4-7669-2706-1.
  2. ^ "Shikonmado - Dai tatsumaki". 26 July 1968 – via IMDb.
  3. ^ "士魂魔道 大竜巻". Kinema Junpo. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  4. ^ 『日本特撮・幻想映画全集』 勁文社、1997 p.152 ISBN 4766927060
  5. ^ "士魂魔道 大竜巻". Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  6. ^ "Whirlwind - 1964 Remastered".


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