A peasant boy claws his way to samurai glory—ambition has never been this sweaty.
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.
Acting
Kōkichi Takada's restless, hungry energy carries the whole film.
Production
1958 battle scenes hit harder than you'd expect—practical chaos everywhere.
Costume
Peasant rags to ornate armor glow-up hits different.
Director
Tatsuo Ōsone
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
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