Castle Under Fiery Skies
Brief Synopsis
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About the construction of Azuchi Castle on the shores of Lake Biwa under the orders of the powerful daimyo Oda Nobunaga. Wdely considered to be the greatest castle in the history of Japan, it was built with lavishness and beauty in mind, not just utilitarian needs and defensive capabilities.
Cast & Crew
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Mitsutoshi Tanaka
Director
Shinobu Ohtake
Takuya Ishida
Mami Kumagaya
Tokuma Nishioka
Isao Natsuyagi
Film Details
Also Known As
Katen no Shiro
Genre
Adaptation
Drama
Foreign
Historical
Period
Release Date
2009
Technical Specs
Duration
2h 19m
Synopsis
About the construction of Azuchi Castle on the shores of Lake Biwa under the orders of the powerful daimyo Oda Nobunaga. Wdely considered to be the greatest castle in the history of Japan, it was built with lavishness and beauty in mind, not just utilitarian needs and defensive capabilities.
Director
Mitsutoshi Tanaka
Director
Cast
Shinobu Ohtake
Takuya Ishida
Mami Kumagaya
Tokuma Nishioka
Isao Natsuyagi
Toshiyuki Nishida
Naoto Ogata
Saki Fukuda
Miki Mizuno
Kippei Shiina
Renji Ishibashi
Takashi Sasano
Ken Maeda
Hiromasa Taguchi
Crew
Shigeki Fujita
Producer
Takeshi Hamada
Director Of Photography
Junnosuke Hogaki
Editor
Taro Iwashiro
Original Music
Isao Kawabata
Co-Executive Producer
Susumu Kawabata
Executive Producer
Yoshinobu Nishioka
Production Designer
Osamu Onodera
Sound
Keitaro Shimizu
Line Producer
Jun'ichi Shindô
Producer
Kenichi Yamamoto
Source Material
Yoshi Yokota
Screenplay
Film Details
Also Known As
Katen no Shiro
Genre
Adaptation
Drama
Foreign
Historical
Period
Release Date
2009
Technical Specs
Duration
2h 19m
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Based on the novel "Katen no Shiro" by Kenichi Yamamoto and published by Bungei Shunju in 2004.
