Honno-Ji in Flames
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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.
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Cast
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Matsumoto Hakuō I
Akechi Mitsuhide
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Samurai Assassin
Takahiro Tamura
Oda Nobunaga
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Empire of Passion
Tora! Tora! Tora!
Shōtarō Ikenami
Gin'ichi Kishimoto
Tatsuo Ōsone
Michiko Saga
Ono
Known for
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
Masao Shirai
Hideo Ishimoto
Kawakami Mitsuhachi
Miki Mori
Akechi Samanosuke
Also in
The Tragedy of Bushido
Sword of Vision
Kanjūrō Arashi
Tokugawa Ieyasu
Known for
Jigoku
Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo
Seizaburō Kawazu
Known for
Yojimbo
New Tale of Zatoichi
Tatsuo Ōsone Director · Shotaro Ikenami Screenplay Kawakami Mitsuhachi Screenplay
First release September 11, 1960 · Produced in Japan · Original title 敵は本能寺にあり
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Shochiku
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Japan
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Original title
敵は本能寺にあり
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · September 11, 1960
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No release date listed for United States.
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