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Honno-Ji in Flames

5 average rating
5
Japanese / 97 MIN. / 1960

The Genres

The Synopsis

The plot is based on the novel "Akechi Samanosuke no Koi," the final work in a trilogy by Hiroshi Kato about the forced suicide of Oda Nobunaga at the temple Honnoji. Historically, the general Akechi Mitsuhide is credited with causing Nobunaga's downfall. Kato's novel focuses on Mitsuhide's nephew Samanosuke, who fought alongside his uncle during the assault on Honnoji.

The Cast

Matsumoto Hakuō ITakahiro TamuraMichiko SagaMiki MoriKanjūrō ArashiSeizaburō KawazuChikage AwashimaKikuko HojoKeiko KishiYatarō KitagamiSachiko MuraseKichiemon Nakamura IIMichitarō MizushimaHikosaburo KataokaHiroshi OgasawaraShōji YasuiTatsuya IshiguroHiroshi NawaSōhei KurataKenzō TanakaJoji KaiedaMitsuo NagataToshio NogiSaburo KomyojiYoshito YamajiTakaaki FuruishiSaburō KumoiIsao UbukataShinpachi KuraToranosuke TennojiShigeo ShizuyamaTsuneo IkedaSōshirō Matsumoto

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