Summary
In the year 1590, the mighty warlord Toyotomi Hideyoshi is close to fulfilling his ambition of unifying all of Japan under his banner when he comes across unexpected resistance in the form of a floating fortress known as Oshi Castle.
Good for
- Family movie night
- Friends night
- Teens
Where to watch
Not streaming in United States. Where it is:
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 65GoodWatch 67
Letterboxd · 325 ratings3.3/5
IMDb6.4
Running time
2 h 24 min
Longer than most history movies, +22 min on the typical 122
typical 122144Half of all history movies run 108–138 min.
Reach
Streams in 5 countries
Released
2012
November 2, 2012
14 years ago
Genres
HistoryComedyDramaLanguage
Japanese
Original language
Made in
- Japan
Rated
No age rating yet.
Yes: its content advisories are violence, and the viewing guide lists it for family nights.
What's in it
- ViolenceModerate
- Gore, disturbing imagesMild
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesModerate
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFamily Movie NightFriends NightIntergenerationalPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensDrop-in FriendlyPure EscapismThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids.
and 16 more19 people
- Mansai NomuraNagachika Narita
- Nana EikuraKaihime
- Hiroki NarimiyaYukie Sakamaki
- Tomomitsu YamaguchiShibazaki
- Koichi SatoTanba
- Masachika IchimuraHideyoshi Toyotomi
- Takehiro HiraMasaie Natsuka
- Takayuki YamadaYoshitsugu Otani
Yusuke KamijiMitsunari Ishida
Masahiko NishimuraUjinaga Narita
Gin MaedaTahee
Akiyoshi NakaoKazou
Machiko OnoChiyo
Mana AshidaChidori
Sei HiraizumiYasusue Narita
Isao NatsuyagiMonk
Takeo NakaharaHojo Ujimasa
Honami SuzukiTama
LiLiCoFarmer
Directing · 3
- Isshin Inudo Director
- Shinji Higuchi Director
- Kimiyoshi Adachi Assistant Director
Writing · 1
- Ryo Wada Novel, Screenplay
Production · 10
- Kazuya Hamana Executive Producer
- Ichirô Nobukuni Executive Producer, Production Supervisor
- Masao Teshima Executive Producer
- Osamu Kubota Producer
- Tamako Tsujimoto Co-Producer
- Yoko Ide Co-Producer
Camera · 2
- Motonobu Kiyoku Director of Photography
- Shôji Ehara Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Soichi Ueno Editor
Sound · 8
- Koji Ueno Original Music Composer
- Kôji Uno Music
- Jun'ichi Shima Sound Designer, Sound Recordist
- Seiji Takamidori Theme Song Performance
- Kagenobu Kuwahata Music Producer
- Toshiyuki Ishimori Theme Song Performance
Art · 2
- Norihiro Isoda Production Design
- Noriyuki Kondo Production Design
Costume & Make-Up · 4
- Mitsuru Otsuka Costume Design
- Kazuta Matsunaga Costume Design
- Akihiko Inamura Costume Design
- Tomoo Haraguchi Special Effects Makeup Artist
Visual Effects · 4
- Katsuro Onoue Special Effects Supervisor
- Atsuki Sato VFX Supervisor
- Tetsuo Ôya Visual Effects Producer
- Minami Tsujino VFX Supervisor
Lighting · 1
- Takashi Sugimoto Gaffer
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