Whirlwind

Japan Release: 1964
Running Time:
106 minutes

Whirlwind


Japanese Title

士魂魔道 大龍巻
[Shikonmado: Daitatsumaki]

Distributor: Production:

Toho
Takarazuka Eiga

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Live Action

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Titles

International Title

Whirlwind

Initial US Title

Whirlwind
US Distributor: Toho (1964) / Time: 106 minutes

Alternate Titles

Shikonmado: Big Tornado
[Literal Translation]


Staff

Cast

Directed by Hiroshi Inagaki
Writing Credits Hiroshi Inagaki, Takeshi Kimura, Norio Nanjo
Produced by Tomoyuki Tanaka
Music by Akira Ifukube, Kan Ishii
Cinematography by Kazuo Yamada
Film Editing by Koichi Iwashita
Director of Special Effects Eiji Tsuburaya
Akashi, Lord Toshiro Mifune
Kozato Yuriko Hoshi
Witch Kumi Mizuno
Ryutaro Inoue Akihiko Hirata
Jubei Shogoro Ichikawa
- Yosuke Natsuki
- Makoto Sato
- Mitsuko Kusabue
- Yoshiko Kuga
- Akira Kubo
- Sachio Sakai
- Yoshio Kosugi
- Ren Yamamoto
- Akira Tani
- Somesho Matsumoto
- Ryu Kuze

Toho Stock Footage



DVDs and Blu-rays

Japan Region 2 Shikonmado: Big Tornado Toho (2003)

Background and Trivia

  • Takarazuka Eiga Company submitted the movie to the US copyright office on May 1st, 1991 under the registration number PA0000528435. It used the titles Whirlwind and Daitatsumaki, the former being the international title and the latter the short version of the Romaji title.