Kubi

Kubi

131 mins | History | May 23, 2023

Set in the 16th century, as rival warlords battled to control Japan. Lord Oda Nobunaga, intent on controlling Japan, is waging war against several clans when one of his vassals, Araki Murashige stages a rebellion and promptly disappears. Nobunaga assembles his other vassals including Mitsuhide and Hideyoshi, and orders them to capture the fugitive Murashige, warning “I’ll choose whoever works hardest as my successor.” With various thoughts, schemes, and traps they carry out, they’re soon brought to a crossroads in a complicated situation. All roads lead to Honno-ji temple, where fate awaits them all. Which way will their heads roll…?

Kubi

131 mins | History | May 23, 2023

Kubi
Set in the 16th century, as rival warlords battled to control Japan. Lord Oda Nobunaga, intent on controlling Japan, is waging war against several clans when one of his vassals, Araki Murashige stages a rebellion and promptly disappears. Nobunaga assembles his other vassals including Mitsuhide and Hideyoshi, and orders them to capture the fugitive Murashige, warning “I’ll choose whoever works hardest as my successor.” With various thoughts, schemes, and traps they carry out, they’re soon brought to a crossroads in a complicated situation. All roads lead to Honno-ji temple, where fate awaits them all. Which way will their heads roll…?
Producers Kadokawa Pictures
Original title
Directors Takeshi Kitano
Writers Takeshi Kitano

Cast

Takeshi Kitano

as Hashiba Hideyoshi

Hidetoshi Nishijima

as Akechi Mitsuhide

Ryo Kase

as Oda Nobunaga

Tadanobu Asano

as Kuroda Kanbei

Nao Omori

as Hashiba Hidenaga

Shidô Nakamura

as Naniwa Mosuke

Yuichi Kimura

as Sorori Shinzaemon

Kenichi Endo

as Araki Murashige

Masanobu Katsumura

as Saito Toshimitsu

Kenta Kiritani

as Hattori Hanzo

Kaoru Kobayashi

as Tokugawa Ieyasu

Ittoku Kishibe

as Sen no Rikyu

Susumu Terajima

as Hanya no Sahei

Naomasa Musaka

as Ankokuji Ekei

Makoto Otake

as Mamiya Buryou

Kanji Tsuda

as Tamezo

Yoshiyoshi Arakawa

as Shimizu Muneharu

Kanichiro Sato

as Mori Ranmaru

Jun Soejima

as Yasuke