Movielogr
Honno-Ji in Flames (1960)
Directed by Tatsuo Ôsone
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.
Length 97 minutes
Actors
Hakuô Matsumoto | Takahiro Tamura | Michiko Saga | Miki Mori | Kanjûrô Arashi | Seizaburô Kawazu | Chikage Awashima | Kikuko Hojo | Keiko Kishi | Yataro Kitagami | Sachiko Murase | Kichiemon Nakamura | Michitarô Mizushima | Hikosaburo Kataoka | Ryuzaburo Ogasawara | Shôji Yasui | Tatsuya Ishiguro | Hiroshi Nawa | Sohei Kurata | Kenzô Tanaka | Joji Kaieda | Mitsuo Nagata | Toshio Nogi | Saburo Komyoji | Yoshito Yamaji | Takaaki Furuishi | Saburô Kumoi | Ko Ubukata | Shinpachi Kura | Toranosuke Tennoji | Shigeo Shizuyama | Tsuneo Ikeda | Sôshirô Matsumoto