Honno-Ji in Flames

The story

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 & crew

Matsumoto Hakuō IAkechi Mitsuhide

Takahiro TamuraOda Nobunaga

Michiko SagaOno

Miki MoriAkechi Samanosuke

Kanjūrō ArashiTokugawa Ieyasu

Seizaburō KawazuCast

Chikage AwashimaKitsuki

Kikuko HojoKikyo

Keiko KishiTama

Yatarō Kitagami

Yatarō KitagamiHosokawa Tadaoki

Sachiko MuraseCast

Kichiemon Nakamura IICast