Honno-Ji in Flames (1960)
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.
Director:
Tatsuo Ōsone
Writers:
Shotaro Ikenami, Kawakami Mitsuhachi.
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Matsumoto Hakuō I as Akechi Mitsuhide |
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Takahiro Tamura as Oda Nobunaga |
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Michiko Saga as Ono |
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Miki Mori as Akechi Samanosuke |
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Kanjūrō Arashi as Tokugawa Ieyasu |
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Seizaburō Kawazu as |
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Chikage Awashima as Kitsuki |
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Kikuko Hojo as Kikyo |
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Keiko Kishi as Tama |
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Yatarō Kitagami as Hosokawa Tadaoki |
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Sachiko Murase as |
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Kichiemon Nakamura II as |
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Michitarō Mizushima as |
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Hikosaburo Kataoka as |
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Hiroshi Ogasawara as |
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Shōji Yasui as |
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Tatsuya Ishiguro as |
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Hiroshi Nawa as |
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Sōhei Kurata as |
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Kenzō Tanaka as |
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Joji Kaieda as |
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Mitsuo Nagata as |
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Toshio Nogi as |
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Saburo Komyoji as |
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Yoshito Yamaji as |
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Takaaki Furuishi as |
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Saburō Kumoi as |
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Isao Ubukata as |
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Shinpachi Kura as |
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Toranosuke Tennoji as |
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Shigeo Shizuyama as |
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Tsuneo Ikeda as |
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Sōshirō Matsumoto as |
| Costume & Make-Up | Tadaoto Kainoshō | Costume Design |
| Sound | Mitsuo Kato | Music |
| Directing | Tatsuo Ōsone | Director |
| Writing | Shotaro Ikenami | Screenplay |
| Writing | Kawakami Mitsuhachi | Screenplay |
| Production | Gin'ichi Kishimoto | Associate Producer |
| Production | Masao Shirai | Producer |
| Camera | Hideo Ishimoto | Director of Photography |
