Akechi Mitsuhide: The Man God Hated
明智光秀－神に愛されなかった男－
Release: 2007-01-03
·Runtime: 123m
Drama
History
TV Movie
The famed leader Oda Nobunaga had two right-hand men who contributed to unifying the nation. One was Akechi Mitsuhide and the other Kinoshita Tokichiro, both rivals of each other for higher promotions. Eventually Mitsuhide was recognized for his work and was given a castle. However, Nobunaga's ambition to conquer the nation did not allow Mitsuhide to live happily in his territory. That is when an idea flashed across Mitsuhide's mind… Akechi Mitsuhide, the man who was considered to be the most intelligent general of the warring states era. What was the truth about him, Oda Nobunaga's best general and murderer?
Production Countries
Japan
Production Companies
Fuji Television Network
Cast
Toshiro Yanagiba
as Tokichiro Kinoshita
Masami Nagasawa
as Hiroko
Yo Oizumi
as Hidemitsu Akechi
Ginnojo Yamazaki
as Takenaka Hanbei
Manami Konishi
as One
Koh Takasugi
as Koroku Hachisuka
Hirotaro Honda
as Nagahide Niwa
Daisuke Ryū
as Katsuie Shibata
Kenichi Yajima
as Kazumasu Takigawa
Yōsuke Asari
as Ranmaru Mori
Takaya Kamikawa
as Nobunaga Oda
Toshiaki Karasawa
as Mitsuhide Akechi
