Taikoki - The Saga of Hideyoshi (1958)
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.
Released: Aug 10, 1958
Runtime: 102 minutes
Stars: Kōkichi Takada, Yasuo Fujita, Hideaki Kusayama, Isuzu Yamada, Matsumoto Hakuō I, Michiko Saga
Crew: Gin'ichi Kishimoto (Producer), Hisashi Sagara (Editor), Junichi Ohsumi (Art Direction), Masato Ide (Screenplay), Eiji Yoshikawa (Novel), Tatsuo Ōsone (Director)