Castle Under Fiery Skies (2009)

Name: Castle Under Fiery Skies
Genre: Drama, History
Released: 2009-09-12
Duration: 140 min
Rating: 8.6
Cast: Toshiyuki Nishida, Saki Fukuda, Kippei Shiina, Shozo Endo, Tokuma Nishioka

Castle Under Fiery Skies (2009), directed by Mitsutoshi Tanaka, starring Toshiyuki Nishida and Saki Fukuda.

09/12/2009 BR Drama and History 2h 20m

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The year is 1575 in feudal Japan. Oda Nobunaga's (Kippei Shiina) forces defeat Takeda Katsuyori, when Nagashino Castle was besieged during the Battle of Nagashino. The next year Oda Nobunada decides to build a lavish new castle symbolizing his unification of various factions. The castle named Azuchi Castle will be built near water and high enough to be seen from the capital city of Kyoto. Director Mitsutoshi Tanaka's adaptation of Kenichi Yamamoto's novel of the same name received the 33rd Japan Academy Film Prize for Excellent Art Direction.

浜田毅Cinematography
Mitsutoshi TanakaDirector
穗垣順之助Editing
進藤淳一Producer

Trivia

It premiered on September 12, 2009, a Saturday.
It runs 2h20 — a typical feature length.
Its original title is "火天の城".
This film's quiz has 9 questions — enough to play more than once without repeats.

Production

StudiosToei Company, ION Cosmetics, YOMIREN, TOEI CM, FILM FACE, Dynamo Pictures
CountriesJapan
LanguagesJapanese
StatusReleased

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浜田毅 Cinematography
Mitsutoshi Tanaka Director
穗垣順之助 Editing
進藤淳一 Producer
Taro Iwashiro Original music

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What is Castle Under Fiery Skies about?

Castle Under Fiery Skies: The year is 1575 in feudal Japan. Oda Nobunaga's (Kippei Shiina) forces defeat Takeda Katsuyori, when Nagashino Castle was besieged during the Battle of Nagashino. The next year Oda Nobunada decides to build a lavish new castle symbolizing his unification of various factions. The castle named Azuchi Castle will be bui…

Who directed Castle Under Fiery Skies?

Castle Under Fiery Skies was directed by Mitsutoshi Tanaka in 2009.

Who stars in Castle Under Fiery Skies?

The cast of Castle Under Fiery Skies includes Toshiyuki Nishida, Saki Fukuda, Kippei Shiina, Shozo Endo and Tokuma Nishioka.

How long is Castle Under Fiery Skies?

Castle Under Fiery Skies runs for 140 minutes, or 2h20.