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Castle Under Fiery Skies (2009)

Castle Under Fiery Skies (2009)

Drama History
Release Date: 2009, September 12
Directors: Mitsutoshi Tanaka
Countries: Japan
Production: Toei Company, Dynamo Pictures, ION Cosmetics, YOMIREN, TOEI CM, FILM FACE
Cast: Kippei Shiina

Overview:

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.

Keywords:

based on novel or book construction japan historical epic jidaigeki carpenter sengoku period oda nobunaga azuchi-momoyama period azuchi castle 1570s castle construction