Daredevil in the Castle
Toshiro Mifune plays Mohei, a lone samurai wandering in despair after his family is wiped out. He arrives in Osaka and is taken in by the Toyotomi clan who respect his superior samurai skills. And they will be sorely tested soon, when a rival clan besieges the castle, and the locals rely on him to save the day. Directed by Hiroshi Inugaki who brought us the Samurai trilogy, with Toshiro Mifune excellent as always.
Year: 1961
Genre: Japanese Cinema, Samurai, Action
Country: Japan
Director: Hiroshi Inagaki
Starring: Toshiro Mifune, Kyoko Kagawa, Yuriko Hoshi, Yoshiko Kuga, Isuzu Yamada, Yosuke Natsuki, Jun Tazaki
Duration: 94 Minutes
Rating: M - Contains medium level violence.
Subtitles: Yes
6.9/10
Location in store: Foreign (Japan)
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