Honno-Ji in Flames (1960)

The plot is based on the novel "Akechi Samanosuke no Koi," the final work in a trilogy by Hiroshi Kato about the forced suicide of Oda Nobunaga at the temple Honnoji. Historically, the general Akechi Mitsuhide is credited with causing Nobunaga's downfall. Kato's novel focuses on Mitsuhide's nephew Samanosuke, who fought alongside his uncle during the assault on Honnoji.

Cast (33)CrewGenresDetailsReleasesMediaAwards

Matsumoto Hakuō I

Akechi Mitsuhide

Takahiro Tamura

Oda Nobunaga

Michiko Saga

Ono

Miki Mori

Akechi Samanosuke

Kanjūrō Arashi

Tokugawa Ieyasu

Seizaburō Kawazu

Chikage Awashima

Kitsuki

Kikuko Hojo

Kikyo

Keiko Kishi

Tama

Y

Yatarō Kitagami

Hosokawa Tadaoki

Sachiko Murase

Kichiemon Nakamura II

Michitarō Mizushima

H

Hikosaburo Kataoka

Hiroshi Ogasawara

Shōji Yasui

Tatsuya Ishiguro

Hiroshi Nawa

S

Sōhei Kurata

K

Kenzō Tanaka

Joji Kaieda

M

Mitsuo Nagata

T

Toshio Nogi

S

Saburo Komyoji

Y

Yoshito Yamaji

T

Takaaki Furuishi

S

Saburō Kumoi

I

Isao Ubukata

S

Shinpachi Kura

T

Toranosuke Tennoji

S

Shigeo Shizuyama

T

Tsuneo Ikeda

S

Sōshirō Matsumoto

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