Adventure in Kigan Castle (1966)
Osami, a soldier-of-fortune from Japan, joins with priest Ensai in a quest for the ashes of the great Buddha. Their journey takes them to a kingdom in the Middle East, where they find intrigue and romance in the court of an evil king.
Director:
Senkichi Taniguchi
Writer:
Takeshi Kimura
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Toshirō Mifune as Osami |
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Tatsuya Mihashi as The King |
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Makoto Satō as Gorjaka |
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Tadao Nakamaru as Ensai |
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Mie Hama as Innkeeper's daughter |
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Akiko Wakabayashi as Spuria, Chamberlain's daughter |
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Yumi Shirakawa as Queen Izato |
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Akihiko Hirata as Chamberlain |
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Masashi Taiki as Sundara |
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Jun Tazaki as Innkeeper |
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Ichirō Arishima as Hermit the Old Wizard |
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Minoru Takada as Old King in Kotan |
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Sachio Sakai as Guide |
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Susumu Kurobe as Military Leader |
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Shigeki Ishida as Pastor Chief |
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Hideyo Amamoto as Granny the Old Witch |
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Hiroshi Hasegawa as Chief Guard |
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Shante Zaberi as Priest A |
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E.M. Aziz as Priest B |
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Ren Yamamoto as Guard |
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Ikio Sawamura as Auctioneer |
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Hiroko Sakurai as Handmaiden |
| Directing | Senkichi Taniguchi | Director |
| Sound | Akira Ifukube | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Toshirō Mifune | Associate Producer |
| Production | Tomoyuki Tanaka | Executive Producer |
| Camera | Kazuo Yamada | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Yoshio Nishikawa | Sound |
| Writing | Osamu Dazai | Original Story |
| Writing | Takeshi Kimura | Screenplay |
| Art | Hiroshi Ueda | Production Design |