The Legend & Butterfly

The Legend & Butterfly

168 mins | Drama, Romance, History | Jan. 27, 2023

Oda Nobunaga (Takuya Kimura) and Nohime (Haruka Ayase) were originally married to mend a hostile relationship between neighbouring regions. Unfortunately, they were like oil and water, making for a somewhat unhappy marriage. When Oda’s enemy, Imagawa Yoshimoto, attacks Owari with his vast army, Oda is devastated by the overwhelming gap in military strength. However, Nohime encourages him not to despair and the pair draw up a tactical plan that will allow them to overcome the odds.

The Legend & Butterfly

168 mins | Drama, Romance, History | Jan. 27, 2023

The Legend & Butterfly
Oda Nobunaga (Takuya Kimura) and Nohime (Haruka Ayase) were originally married to mend a hostile relationship between neighbouring regions. Unfortunately, they were like oil and water, making for a somewhat unhappy marriage. When Oda’s enemy, Imagawa Yoshimoto, attacks Owari with his vast army, Oda is devastated by the overwhelming gap in military strength. However, Nohime encourages him not to despair and the pair draw up a tactical plan that will allow them to overcome the odds.
IMDb rating 6.5
Producers Toei Company, Ltd.
Original title THE LEGEND & BUTTERFLY
Directors Keishi Otomo
Writers Ryota Kosawa

Cast

Takuya Kimura

as Nobunaga Oda

Haruka Ayase

as Nouhime

Hideaki Ito

as Heitaro Fukutomi

Miki Nakatani

as Kagamino

Takumi Saitoh

as Tokugawa Ieyasu

Hio Miyazawa

as Akechi Mitsuhide

Ichikawa Somegorō VIII

as Mori Ranmaru

Kinya Kitaoji

as Saitō Dōsan

Masato Wada

as Inuchiyo Maeda

Tsutomu Takahashi

as Katsuzaburo Ikeda

Manabu Hamada

as Sakuma Nobumori

Daisuke Honda

as Hayashi Hidesada

Ai Mikami

as Kitsuno Ikoma

Shuichiro Masuda

as Takigawa Kazumasu

Hirotaro Honda

as Nobuhide Oda

Toshinori Omi

as Hirate Masahide

Mansaku Ikeuchi

as Shibata Katsuie

Jun Hashimoto

as Niwa Nagahide

Takuma Otoo

as Kinoshita Tokichiro