Adventure in Kigan Castle (1966) Plot Summary Explained

Release, runtime and language

1966 · 105 mins · Japanese

Directed by

Senkichi Taniguchi

Starring

Toshirô Mifune, Jun Tazaki, Tatsuya Mihashi, Akihiko Hirata, Akiko Wakabayashi, Ichirô Arishima

Osami, a Japanese mercenary, teams up with the monk Ensai to recover the holy ashes of the Great Buddha. Their perilous trek leads them deep into a Middle‑Eastern kingdom ruled by a tyrannical monarch. Amid palace intrigue and forbidden romance, they must outwit the evil king to fulfill their sacred mission.