Completed - Drama - 131 minutes
Year of production : 2023 Director(s) : Takeshi KITANO Writer(s) : Takeshi KITANO Cast : Hidetoshi NISHIJIMA, Takeshi KITANO, Ryo KASE, Shido NAKAMURA
Kitano devoted 30 years to what became his lifework, researching and writing both an original novel and screenplay depicting his outrageous theory about the ambush at Honno-ji Temple, one of the great unsolved mysteries in samurai history. Focusing equally on ninja and foot soldiers, missing from traditional samurai narratives, and on the warlords battling for supremacy, Kitano depicts their impossible dreams and untamed passions to animate his grandest entertainment, while reinventing the epic samurai flm.
Country(ies) : JAPAN
Festival de Cannes 2023 Cannes Premiere