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THE LEGEND & BUTTERFLY

Oda Nobunaga and Nōhime 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.

Release Date : 2023-01-27

Language :Japanese

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Toei Company

Production Country : Japan

Alternative Titles : The Legend and Butterfly

Cast

Character Name : Oda Nobunaga

Original Name : 木村拓哉

Gender : Male

Character Name : Nōhime

Original Name : 綾瀬はるか

Gender : Female

Character Name : Fukuzumi Heitaō Sadaie

Original Name : 伊藤英明

Gender : Male

Character Name : Kagamino

Original Name : 中谷美紀

Gender : Female

Character Name : Tokugawa Ieyasu

Original Name : 斎藤工

Gender : Male

Character Name : Akechi Mitsuhide

Original Name : 宮沢氷魚

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mori Ranmaru

Original Name : 八代目市川染五郎

Gender : Male

Character Name : Saitō Dōsan

Original Name : 北大路欣也

Gender : Male

Character Name : Inuchiyo Maeda

Original Name : 和田正人

Gender : Male

Character Name : Katsuzaburo Ikeda

Original Name : 高橋努

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sakuma Nobumori

Original Name : 浜田学

Gender : Male

Character Name : Hayashi Hidesada

Original Name : 本田大輔

Gender : Male

Character Name :

Original Name : 森田想

Gender : Female

Character Name : Kitsuno Ikoma

Original Name : 見上愛

Gender : Female

Character Name : Takigawa Kazumasu

Original Name : 増田修一朗

Gender : Male

Character Name : Nobuhide Oda

Original Name : 本田博太郎

Gender : Male

Character Name : Hirate Masahide

Original Name : 尾美としのり

Gender : Male

Character Name : Shibata Katsuie

Original Name : 池内万作

Gender : Male

Character Name : Niwa Nagahide

Original Name : 橋本じゅん

Gender : Male

Character Name : Kinoshita Tokichiro

Original Name : 音尾琢真

Gender : Male

Reviews

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2024-02-03

With two neighbouring kingdom's set for war, their kings decide that the best way forward is for the son of one - "Oda" (Takuya Kimura) to marry the daughter of the other - "Nohime" (Haruka Ayase). Neither are very keen on this arrangement but patrimonial loyalty and all that... An early shoulder massage illustrates really early on that these two are not a marriage made in heaven. Indeed, she proves considerably more adept than him at just about everything and is also unafraid of speaking her mind in front of his nobles - and women, well that just wasn't done! What now ensues does have an element of predictability to it, but this period of 16th century Japanese history is fraught with intrigues, political machinations, duplicity and ambition - and over the next 2¾ hours we have a decently paced unravelling of a generation of dynastic ambitions and manoeuvring that looks good and holds the attention well. Ayase takes the acting plaudits - she delivers well; and the others contribute adequately as the story advances. For me, it was the focus on the internecine society of love and honour your lord whilst you figure out ways to stab him in the back that worked well here. Loads of CGI - well it is 2023, after all, but the costumier and armourer's arts are well represented and the combat scenes spare us the worst excesses of repetition. It's a long slot of your day to commit to on the television, and I wonder if it would look better on a cinema screen, but if it's a genre in which you've an interest, then this is well worth a watch.