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.
- Released
- 1960-09-11
- Genres
- Drama, History
- Runtime
- 97 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Tatsuo Ōsone, Shotaro Ikenami, Kawakami Mitsuhachi
- TMDB rating
- 6.2/10 from 4 votes
Cast
- Matsumoto Hakuō I as Akechi Mitsuhide
- Takahiro Tamura as Oda Nobunaga
- Michiko Saga as Ono
- Miki Mori as Akechi Samanosuke
- Kanjūrō Arashi as Tokugawa Ieyasu
- Seizaburō Kawazu
- Chikage Awashima as Kitsuki
- Kikuko Hojo as Kikyo
- Keiko Kishi as Tama
- Yatarō Kitagami as Hosokawa Tadaoki
- Sachiko Murase
- Kichiemon Nakamura II