The Saga of Tanegashima

The Saga of Tanegashima (1968)

鉄砲伝来記

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.

Date of release
1968-05-18
TMDB
5.5 / 10 (4)
Runtime
1h 49m
Genres
Drama
Director
Kazuo Mori

Casting

Interesting facts

The Saga of Tanegshima is a 1968 Japanese historical drama film directed by Kazuo Mori and produced by Daiei Film. Set during the Sengoku period, the film dramatizes the arrival of Portuguese firearms on the island of Tanegashima in 1543 and the profound impact the new weapons had on Japanese warfare and society. Blending historical spectacle with character-driven drama, the film depicts the political rivalries, cultural encounters, and technological change surrounding one of the most significant moments in early modern Japanese history.

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