The year is 1575 in feudal Japan. Oda Nobunaga's (Kippei Shiina) forces defeat Takeda Katsuyori, when Nagashino Castle was besieged during the Battle of Nagashino. The next year Oda Nobunada decides to build a lavish new castle symbolizing his unification of various factions. The castle named Azuchi Castle will be built near water and high enough to be seen from the capital city of Kyoto. Director Mitsutoshi Tanaka's adaptation of Kenichi Yamamoto's novel of the same name received the 33rd Japan Academy Film Prize for Excellent Art Direction.
Stars: Toshiyuki Nishida, Saki Fukuda, Kippei Shiina, Shôzô Endô, Tokuma Nishioka, Ikkei Watanabe
Crew: Mitsutoshi Tanaka (Director), Kazumi Matsuzawa (Script Supervisor)
Country: Japan
Language: 日本語
Studio: Toei Company
Runtime: 140 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: Sep 12, 2009
IMDb: 2.5
