Directed by:
Takeshi KitanoScreenplay:
Takeshi KitanoCinematography:
Takeshi HamadaComposer:
Tarō IwashiroCast:
Takeshi Kitano, Hidetoshi Nishijima, Ryō Kase, Shidō Nakamura, 木村祐一, Ken'ichi Endō, Masanobu Katsumura, Susumu Terajima, 桐谷健太, 浅野忠信, 大森南朋, 六平直政, Makoto Ohtake (more)Plots(1)
Set in the 16th century, as rival warlords battled to control Japan. Lord Oda Nobunaga, intent on controlling Japan, is waging war against several clans when one of his vassals, Araki Murashige stages a rebellion and promptly disappears. Nobunaga assembles his other vassals including Mitsuhide and Hideyoshi, and orders them to capture the fugitive Murashige, warning “I’ll choose whoever works hardest as my successor.” With various thoughts, schemes, and traps they carry out, they’re soon brought to a crossroads in a complicated situation. All roads lead to Honno-ji temple, where fate awaits them all. Which way will their heads roll…? (Cannes Film Festival)
(more)Cast
Takeshi Kitano
Japan
Best movies:
Kikujiro (1999)
Fireworks (1997)
The Blind Swordsman: Zatoichi (2003)
Hidetoshi Nishijima
Japan
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Ryō Kase
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Shidō Nakamura
Japan
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木村祐一
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Ken'ichi Endō
Japan
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Nobody Knows (2004)
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Masanobu Katsumura
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Susumu Terajima
Japan
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桐谷健太
Japan
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Japan
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大森南朋
Japan
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六平直政
Japan
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Love Letter (1995)
Sumo Do, Sumo Don't (1992)
Makoto Ohtake
Japan
Best movies:
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Otakus in Love (2004)
Kanji Tsuda
Japan
Best movies:
Fireworks (1997)
The Blind Swordsman: Zatoichi (2003)
Crying Out Love, In the Center of the World (2004)
YosiYosi Arakawa
Japan
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Josee, the Tiger and the Fish (2003)
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Kan'ichirô
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Jun Soejima
Japan
小林薫
Japan
Best movies:
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Tokyo Tower: Mom and Me, and Sometimes Dad (2007)
The Great Passage (2013)
Ittoku Kishibe
Japan
Best movies:
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The Blind Swordsman: Zatoichi (2003)
Tokyo Bordello (1987)