is a 2016 Japanese
jidaigeki
is a genre of film, television, video game, and theatre in Japan. Literally meaning "period dramas", they are most often set during the Edo period of Japanese history, from 1603 to 1868. Some, however, are set much earlier—''Portrait of Hel ...
action film
Action film is a film genre in which the protagonist is thrust into a series of events that typically involve violence and physical feats. The genre tends to feature a mostly resourceful hero struggling against incredible odds, which include life ...
directed by
Yukihiko Tsutsumi
is a Japanese television and film director. He began directing commercials and music promotion videos as an employee of Nihon Television. After spending time abroad, he returned and started his own production company, ''Office Crescendo'', from w ...
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It was released in Japan by
Shochiku
() is a Japanese film and kabuki production and distribution company. It also produces and distributes anime films, in particular those produced by Bandai Namco Filmworks (which has a long-time partnership—the company released most, if not all ...
and
Nikkatsu
is a Japanese entertainment company known for its film and television productions. It is Japan's oldest major movie studio, founded in 1912 during the silent film era. The name ''Nikkatsu'' amalgamates the words Nippon Katsudō Shashin, literally ...
on September 22, 2016.
Plot
Cast
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Nakamura Kankurō VI
is a Japanese kabuki and film and television actor. Born , he is the eldest son of actor Nakamura Kanzaburō XVIII and the older brother of Nakamura Shichinosuke II. He is a well-known '' tachiyaku'' actor (kabuki actor who plays male roles) just ...
as
Sarutobi Sasuke
is a ninja who appears in kōdan narrative art and fictional writings. The nickname is generally believed to have been concocted from Meiji to the Taishō period. Some argue he is based on real live personages, such as and . His family name, ...
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Tori Matsuzaka
is a Japanese actor and model. He debuted as Shinkengers#Takeru Shiba, Takeru Shiba/Shinken Red in ''Samurai Sentai Shinkenger.'' Since then, he has appeared in several television shows and films.
Personal life
On December 10, 2020, Matsuzaka ...
as
Kirigakure Saizō
was a legendary ninja of the final phase of the Sengoku period of Japan. In the folklore he is one of the Sanada Ten Braves, and next to Sarutobi Sasuke, he is the most recognized of the Ten.
As in the case of Sasuke, Saizō might be a fictional ...
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Yuko Oshima
is a Japanese actress and former member of Japanese idol girl group AKB48, of which she was the captain of Team K. She was also a member of the AKB48 subunit Not Yet. In addition to the singles that involved the rock-paper-scissors tournaments, ...
as Hotaru
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Kento Nagayama
is a Japanese actor. He has appeared in more than 30 films since 2008. Nagayama has two elder brothers who are also actors: Tatsuya and Eita
is a Japanese actor from Tokyo. He has appeared in many Japanese television dramas and movies; mo ...
as Nezu Jinpachi
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Mitsuomi Takahashi
is a Japanese actor best known for playing Satoru Akashi/BoukenRed in the tokusatsu show ''GoGo Sentai Boukenger''. He took part in the 20th and 21st ''SASUKE'' competition. He failed both times in the first stage.
Filmography TV shows
*Water ...
as Kakei Jūzō
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Tarō Suruga
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Ryouta Murai
is a Japanese actor best known for his roles as Kojirō in '' Fūma no Kojirō'', Kazuya Suzuki in '' Kamen Rider Den-O & Kiva: Climax Deka'', Takuya Yano in '' Osananajimi'' and Yusuke Onodera in ''Kamen Rider Decade''.
Filmography
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Yuma Ishigaki
is a Japanese actor from Gifu Prefecture and raised in Nerima, Tokyo.
Filmography Movies
*'' Lovers' Kiss'' (2003)
*''Azumi'' (2003)
*'' Battle Royale 2'' (2003)
*'' Azumi 2: Death or Love'' (2005)
*'' Thirteen Assassins'' (2010)
*'' Red Tears ...
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Kazuki Kato
is a Japanese actor, voice actor and singer from Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture. He is best known for his role as Daisuke Kazama, also known as Kamen Rider Drake, in '' Kamen Rider Kabuto'' and Keigo Atobe in '' The Prince of Tennis'' musicals. In 2 ...
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Ken Matsudaira
is a Japanese actor and musician from Toyohashi, Aichi, Japan. His real name is .
Career
In 1974, he joined Shintaro Katsu's production company and made his debut with the television series Zatoichi as a guest. For a quarter of a century, he ...
(special appearance) as
Tokugawa Ieyasu
was the founder and first ''shōgun'' of the Tokugawa Shogunate of Japan, which ruled Japan from 1603 until the Meiji Restoration in 1868. He was one of the three "Great Unifiers" of Japan, along with his former lord Oda Nobunaga and fellow ...
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Masaya Kato
is a Japanese actor from Nara in the Kansai region.
Life and career
He is currently attached to Burning Production. He stands at 183 centimeters. He practices martial arts and performs his own stunts in movies.
Filmography
Films
*1988: ''Shiro ...
as
Sanada Yukimura
, also known as , was a Japanese samurai warrior of the Sengoku period. He was especially known as the leading general on the defending side of the Siege of Osaka.
Yukimura was called "A Hero who may appear once in a hundred years", "Crimson D ...
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Shinobu Otake
is a Japanese actress. She has won three Japanese Academy Awards: the 2000 Best Actress award for '' Railroad Man'', and the 1979 awards for both Best Actress ('' The Incident'') and Best Supporting Actress (''Seishoku no ishibumi''). She also w ...
as
Yodo-dono
or (1569 – June 4, 1615) was a prominently placed figure in the late-Sengoku period. She was the daughter of Oichi and sister of Ohatsu and Oeyo. She was a concubine and second wife of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, who was then the most powerful man ...
Reception
On its opening weekend in Japan the film was seventh placed, with .
References
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Jidaigeki films
Japanese action films
2016 action films
Shochiku films
Nikkatsu films
Films directed by Yukihiko Tsutsumi
Cultural depictions of Sanada clan
Cultural depictions of Tokugawa Ieyasu
2010s Japanese films
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