Whirlwind

Synopsis

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

Main Cast

Toshirō Mifune

Lord Akashi

Age : 77 | Popularity : 18%

Akihiko Hirata

Ryutaro Inoue

Age : 56 | Popularity : 7%

Kumi Mizuno

The Witch

Age : 87 | Popularity : 5%

Yuriko Hoshi

Kozato

Age : 74 | Popularity : 5%

Yōsuke Natsuki

Kiyonosuke

Age : 81 | Popularity : 3%

Makoto Satō

Shuri Kusanagi

Age : 78 | Popularity : 5%

Mitsuko Kusabue

Kozato's Aunt

Age : 90 | Popularity : 5%

Yoshiko Kuga

Kikusato

Age : 93 | Popularity : 3%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Visual Effects	Special Effects Supervisor	Eiji Tsuburaya
Production	Producer	Tomoyuki Tanaka
Writing	Screenplay	Takeshi Kimura Hiroshi Inagaki
	Novel	Norio Nanjo
Camera	Director of Photography	Kazuo Yamada
Directing	Director	Hiroshi Inagaki
Sound	Original Music Composer	Akira Ifukube Kan Ishii
Editing	Editor	Kôichi Iwashita
Department	Role	Name

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