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Taking the Castle

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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…

DirectorToshio Masuda
WritersIchirō Ikeda·Toshio Masuda
ProducerYūjirō Ishihara

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Cast · Directed by Toshio Masuda

YIYūjirō Ishihara
Yūjirō Ishihara
MCMinoru Chiaki
Minoru Chiaki
TNTamao Nakamura
Tamao Nakamura
GAGannosuke Ashiya
Gannosuke Ashiya
KFKamatari Fujiwara
Kamatari Fujiwara
CMChieko Matsubara
Chieko Matsubara
TNTaketoshi Naitō
Taketoshi Naitō
YSYasushi Suzuki
Yasushi Suzuki
KIKenji Imai
Kenji Imai
TITetsuo Ishidate
Tetsuo Ishidate
TFTatsuya Fuji
Tatsuya Fuji
TI
Tamae Isobe

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