Honno-Ji in Flames (1960)
Overview
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
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
Sachiko Murase
Kichiemon Nakamura II
Michitarō Mizushima
Hiroshi Ogasawara
Shōji Yasui
Tatsuya Ishiguro
Hiroshi Nawa
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