Akechi Mitsuhide: The man God hated

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Runtime : 2H 3M

Director : Hiroshi Nishitani
Writer : Masashi Sogo

Synopsis

The famed leader Oda Nobunaga had two right-hand men who contributed to unifying the nation. One was Akechi Mitsuhide and the other Kinoshita Tokichiro, both rivals of each other for higher promotions. Eventually Mitsuhide was recognized for his work and was given a castle. However, Nobunaga's ambition to conquer the nation did not allow Mitsuhide to live happily in his territory. That is when an idea flashed across Mitsuhide's mind… Akechi Mitsuhide, the man who was considered to be the most intelligent general of the warring states era. What was the truth about him, Oda Nobunaga's best general and murderer?

Actors

Toshiaki Karasawa
Toshiaki Karasawa
Mitsuhide Akechi
Toshirō Yanagiba
Toshirō Yanagiba
Tokichiro Kinoshita
Masami Nagasawa
Masami Nagasawa
Hiroko
Yo Oizumi
Yo Oizumi
Hidemitsu Akechi
Hirotaro Honda
Hirotaro Honda
Nagahide Niwa
Daisuke Ryû
Daisuke Ryû
Katsuie Shibata
Ken'ichi Yajima
Ken'ichi Yajima
Kazumasu Takigawa
Ginnojo Yamazaki
Ginnojo Yamazaki
Takenaka Hanbei
Yosuke Asari
Yosuke Asari
Ranmaru Mori
Takaya Kamikawa
Takaya Kamikawa
Nobunaga Oda
Manami Konishi
Manami Konishi
One
Koh Takasugi
Koh Takasugi
Koroku Hachisuka

Crews

Hiroshi Nishitani
Hiroshi Nishitani
Director
Masashi Sogo
Masashi Sogo
Screenplay
Yugo Kanno
Yugo Kanno
Music
Toyoshi Tsuda
Toyoshi Tsuda
Cinematography

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