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Taking The Castle (1965)

Taking The Castle poster
Original title
城取り
Directed by
Toshio Masuda
Genre
Jidaigeki
Country
Japan
Runtime
2h 16m
Rating
9.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A Japanese lord plans to capture a heavily defended castle during a feudal war. The film follows his careful strategy and the military tactics used in the siege.

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What happens

Taking The Castle (Japanese: 城取り), also known as Shirotori, is a 1965 Japanese jidaigeki film directed by Toshio Masuda. The film was the first production to be released from Yūjirō Ishihara's company Ishihara Promotion. It is based on Shōtarō Ikenami's novel Shiro wo Toru Hanashi. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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