is a 2012 Japanese historical-drama film directed by

Shinji Higuchi is a Japanese filmmaker and storyboard artist. He is one of the most successful Japanese filmmakers and the top ''tokusatsu'' film director. Higuchi became known for his work on '' Gamera: Guardian of the Universe'', for which he won the Specia ...

and

Isshin Inudo is a Japanese film director. Career Inudo began making films on his own in high school, with one of his works being selected for the 1979 Pia Film Festival. After attending Tokyo Zokei University, he found work at Asahi Promotions where he beg ...

, starring

Mansai Nomura is a well known Kyogen stage actor, and film actor. He played Abe no seimei in '' Onmyoji'' and '' Onmyoji 2'', an original work by Baku Yumemakura. He received the Best Actor prize at the Blue Ribbon Awards for his work in '' Onmyoji''. Care ...

, and adapts

Ryō Wada is a Japanese screenwriter and historical novelist. Two of his novels have been adapted to films, ''The Floating Castle'' and '' Land of Stealth''. Life He was born in Osaka but raised in Asaminami in Hiroshima. As a child he was an avid reader ...

's novel (2007) of the same name. Set in feudal Japan, the film is based on the

Siege of Oshi The 1590 was one of many battles in Toyotomi Hideyoshi's campaigns against the Hōjō clan during Japan's Sengoku period. Background Oshi Castle was a stronghold of the Narita clan in north-central Musashi Province. The Narita were originally ...

and depicts the struggle of Oshi's villagers in defending their fortress against

Toyotomi Hideyoshi , otherwise known as and , was a Japanese samurai and '' daimyō'' ( feudal lord) of the late Sengoku period regarded as the second "Great Unifier" of Japan.Richard Holmes, The World Atlas of Warfare: Military Innovations that Changed the C ...

's campaign against the

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. Against insurmountable odds, Narita Nagachika, the fortress's

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, leads a group of 500 men against 20,000 men led by Ishida Mitsunari, part of Toyotomi clan's greater army of 20,000 samurai.

Cast

as Nagachika Narita *

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as Sakamaki *

Tomomitsu Yamaguchi is a Japanese comedian, actor, voice actor, singer and presenter from Shijōnawate, Osaka. He is a graduate of the Osaka Prefecture North Shijōnawate Senior High School. He is currently attached to the Yoshimoto Creative Agency. He is best k ...

as Izumi * Kōichi Satō as Tanba *

Masachika Ichimura is a Japanese actor and voice actor. He was born in Kawagoe, Saitama and studied at the Theater Art College in Tokyo after graduating high school. He is best known to anime fans as the voice of Mewtwo. Ichimura is also the ex-husband of actres ...

Hideyoshi Toyotomi , otherwise known as and , was a Japanese samurai and ''daimyō'' ( feudal lord) of the late Sengoku period regarded as the second "Great Unifier" of Japan.Richard Holmes, The World Atlas of Warfare: Military Innovations that Changed the Co ...

Takehiro Hira is a Japanese theatre, film, and television actor. Early life and education Hira was born in Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan to actors Mikijirō Hira and Yoshiko Sakuma. He was raised in Japan until he was 15 years old. He went to high school at Moses ...

as Masaie Natsuka *

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as Yoshitsugu Otani *

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as Mitsunari Ishida *

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as Ujinaga Narita *

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as Yasusue Narita *

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as Monk *

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as Hojo Ujimasa *

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as Tama *

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as Tahee * Akiyoshi Nakao as Kazou *

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as Chiyo *

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as Chidori

Production

The film was produced by the following studios. *

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* C&I Entertainment *

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* Chugoku Broadcasting *Cybird Holdings * East Japan Marketing & Communications *

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* Kou Shibusawa Production *

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*Nippon Shuppan Hanbai *

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) *

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* Tokyo FM * Tsutaya Group * WOWOW *

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Reception

Mark Adams of ''

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'' gave the film a favorable review, describing the film as an "epic period action-comedy packed with wonderfully over-the-top characters, great production values and some spectacular sequences".

Awards

The film racked up ten nominations for the Japan Academy Prize, winning one for Best Art Direction. Additionally it was nominated for three

Asian Film Awards Asian may refer to: * Items from or related to the continent of Asia: ** Asian people, people in or descending from Asia ** Asian culture, the culture of the people from Asia ** Asian cuisine, food based on the style of food of the people from Asi ...

References

External links

* * 2012 films 2010s Japanese-language films 2010s historical drama films Films set in Japan Films set in the 1590s Japanese historical drama films Films directed by Shinji Higuchi Films directed by Isshin Inudo Toho films Cultural depictions of Toyotomi Hideyoshi 2012 drama films 2010s Japanese films {{historic-film-stub