The Legend & Butterfly
2023 · Movie · R · 168 min · ★ 6.7
A political marriage meant to calm tensions between rival regions begins as a clash of wills, with both partners struggling to understand each other. When a powerful enemy threatens their homeland, the uneasy pair must turn conflict into cooperation and search for a way to face overwhelming odds.
Also known as The Legend and Butterfly
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Details
- Original title
- レジェンド＆バタフライ
- Years
- 2023
- Release date
- 2023-01-27
- Language
- Japanese
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 168 min
- TMDB rating
- 6.7/10 (25 votes)
About
You may like this if you enjoy historical drama, mature relationship tension, and political maneuvering like Dousuru Ieyasu; Not for you if you want fast-paced action throughout.
Pros: rich period atmosphere; strong central dynamic; engaging court intrigue | Cons: lengthy runtime; limited battle action; distracting music choices
Themes
- japan
- samurai
- jidaigeki
- sengoku period
- historical romance
- oda nobunaga
- azuchi-momoyama period
- honnō-ji incident
Cast & crew
Takuya Kimura
as Oda Nobunaga
Haruka Ayase
as Nōhime
Hideaki Ito
as Fukuzumi Heitaō Sadaie
Miki Nakatani
as Kagamino
Takumi Saitoh
as Tokugawa Ieyasu
Hio Miyazawa
as Akechi Mitsuhide
Somegoro Ichikawa
as Mori Ranmaru
Kinya Kitaoji
as Saitō Dōsan
Masato Wada
as Inuchiyo Maeda
Tsutomu Takahashi
as Katsuzaburo Ikeda
Directed by Keishi Otomo