Honno-Ji in Flames

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.

Cast

Matsumoto Hakuō I

Akechi Mitsuhide

Takahiro Tamura

Oda Nobunaga

Michiko Saga

Ono

Miki Mori

Akechi Samanosuke

Kanjūrō Arashi

Tokugawa Ieyasu

Seizaburō Kawazu

N/A

Chikage Awashima

Kitsuki

Kikuko Hojo

Kikyo

Keiko Kishi

Tama

N/A

Yatarō Kitagami

Hosokawa Tadaoki

Sachiko Murase

Kichiemon Nakamura II