The Saga of Tanegashima

Name: The Saga of Tanegashima
Genre: Drama
Released: 18 May 1968
Rating: 5.00
Cast: Rick Jason, Ayako Wakao, Eijirō Tōno, Shiho Fujimura, Jun Fujimaki

Well before “Shogun” as warring clans were fighting for power throughout Japan, a Portuguese vessel ran aground off Tanegashima. Lord Tokitaka helped Captain Pinto repair his ship. The grateful captain offered the lord a gift--a matchlock musket—the first firearm ever seen in Japan. But like a great stone hurled into placid waters, this simple gift will start a revolution. Tokitaka tasks Kinbei, his greatest swordsmith, to copy this musket and build guns for Japan. While Kinbei struggles to forge Japan’s first musket, a great love blooms between Captain Pinto and Kinbei’s daughter Wakasa. But for Kinbei, to let Wakasa marry Pinto and go to Portugal is unthinkable. And as Kinbei creates Japan’s first matchlock factory, Lord Oda Nobunaga will seize upon firearms as the key to sweep all other clans before him, tearing a blood-soaked path of destruction through Japan.

Year: 1968

Genre: Drama

Studio: Daiei Film

Director: Kazuo Mori

Cast: Rick Jason, Ayako Wakao, Eijirō Tōno, Shiho Fujimura, Jun Fujimaki, Asao Koike

Crew: Kazuo Mori (Director), Etsuko Takano (Writer), Kimiyuki Hasegawa (Screenplay)

Runtime: 109 minutes

Release: May 18, 1968

IMDb: 5.00/10 by 3 users

Popularity: 1

Country: Japan

Language: 日本語