Whirlwind (1964 film)

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]

Whirlwind
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Hiroshi Inagaki
Screenplay by	Hiroshi Inagaki Takeshi Kimura
Produced by	Tomoyuki Tanaka
Starring	Ichikawa Somegorō VI Yosuke Natsuki Makoto Satō Yuriko Hoshi Kumi Mizuno Mitsuko Kusabue Yoshiko Kuga Toshiro Mifune
Cinematography	Kazuo Yamada
Edited by	Koichi Iwashita
Music by	Akira Ifukube Kan Ishii
Production company	Toho
Release date	1964 (1964)
Running time	108 minutes
Country	Japan
Language	Japanese

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

• Ichikawa Somegorō VI as Jubei
• Yosuke Natsuki as Kyunosuke
• Yuriko Hoshi as Princess Kozato
• Toshiro Mifune as Lord Akashi
• Makoto Satō as the cook
• Akihiko Hirata Ryutaro Inoue
• Kumi Mizuno
• Mitsuko Kusabue
• Yoshiko Kuga
• Yoshio Inaba
• Ryosuke Kagawa
• Sachio Sakai
• Akira Kubo

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]