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.
松本白鸚
as Akechi Mitsuhide
田村高廣
as Oda Nobunaga
瑳峨三智子
as Ono
森美樹
as Akechi Samanosuke
嵐寛寿郎
as Tokugawa Ieyasu
河津清三郎
as
淡島千景
as Kitsuki
Kikuko Hojo
as Kikyo
岸恵子
as Tama
北上弥太郎
as Hosokawa Tadaoki
村瀬幸子
as
二代目 中村吉右衛門
as
