Castles & palaces
Kumamoto Castle
castle
Japan · 32.8061, 130.7060
熊本県熊本市中央区本丸1−1·Official site
Kumamoto Castle is named as a filming location in the Wikipedia articles of 2 productions, in the section each entry below links back to. No Wikidata filming statement points here yet, so this page says plainly which kind of evidence it rests on.
“Kurosawa was granted permission to shoot at two of the country's most famous landmarks, the ancient castles at Kumamoto and Himeji.”
Filmed here, per Wikipedia
Productions whose English Wikipedia article names Kumamoto Castle as somewhere it was shot, with no matching statement on Wikidata. Weaker evidence than a Wikidata statement, and labelled as what it is, each production’s own page links the exact section the claim comes from.
Filming locations nearby
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Towns & cities
Kumamoto
Japan·under 1 km
city in Kumamoto prefecture, Japan
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Countries & regions
Kumamoto Prefecture
Japan·4 km south-east
prefecture of Japan
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Towns & cities
Uto
Japan·14 km south
city in Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan
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Towns & cities
Uki
Japan·18 km south
city in Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan
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Towns & cities
Tamana
Japan·20 km north-west
city in Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan
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Towns & cities
Kikusui
Japan·21 km north-west
dissolved municipality in Tamana district, Kumamoto prefecture, Japan
Frequently asked questions
What was filmed at Kumamoto Castle?
2 productions are recorded as filmed at Kumamoto Castle, including Ran (1985) and Kagemusha (1980). 2 of the credits come from Wikipedia articles rather than Wikidata statements and are labelled per Wikipedia.
Which is the best known production filmed at Kumamoto Castle?
Ran (1985), covered by 52 Wikipedia language editions, which is how this atlas ranks fame.
Where is Kumamoto Castle?
Kumamoto Castle is in Japan, at 熊本県熊本市中央区本丸1−1. Its coordinates are 32.8061, 130.7060.
What other filming locations are near Kumamoto Castle?
Kumamoto (under 1 km), Kumamoto Prefecture (4 km south-east), Uto (14 km south), Uki (18 km south) and 2 more, all within 40 km and listed on this page with photographs.
Where does this information come from?
Filming location statements on Wikidata, joined to the place's coordinates and Wikipedia article, plus places named in Wikipedia articles, which are labelled per Wikipedia wherever they appear. The photograph is from Wikimedia Commons, by Birdman at Japanese Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.