Taikoki - The Saga of Hideyoshi

1958 1h 42m JA

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From birth Hideyoshi was a restless, defiant spirit--a child of the poorest of the poor. Cast out of his peasant cottage, he would live by his wits, driven by his burning ambition to become a samurai and to find a warlord worth pledging his sword to. This is the story of his rise, and the thunderous battle he pinned his hopes on. The challenge that had already ruined and bloodied the armies of higher-ranking samurai than Hiyoshi. The battle that brought him rank, fame and fortune and transformed him into Hashiba Hideyoshi, right-hand man to the ruthless Lord Oda Nobunaga, and would drive him on to conquer Japan.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Kōkichi Takada
Yasuo Fujita
Hideaki Kusayama
Isuzu Yamada
Matsumoto Hakuō I
Michiko Saga
Miki Mori
Jūshirō Konoe

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Tatsuo Ōsone
Writers: Masato Ide
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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68 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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CRAFT

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Tatsuo Ōsone, shot by Hideo Ishimoto. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Chūji Kinoshita. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Hisashi Sagara shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Kōkichi Takada and Yasuo Fujita and Hideaki Kusayama carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0200193 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Tatsuo Ōsone directs. Hideo Ishimoto behind the camera. Chūji Kinoshita scores. Hisashi Sagara cuts. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

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168 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
3Directed by Tatsuo Ōsone, shot by Hideo Ishimoto. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Chūji Kinoshita. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Hisashi Sagara shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Kōkichi Takada and Yasuo Fujita and Hideaki Kusayama carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0200193 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.