User:Ayakanaa/The Legend and Butterfly
| The Legend and Butterfly | |
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| Directed by | Keishi Ōtomo |
| Written by | Ryōta Kosawa |
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| Cinematography | Akiko Ashizawa |
| Edited by | Tsuyoshi Imai |
| Music by | Naoki Satō |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Toei |
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| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
| Budget | ¥2 billion |
| Box office | ¥24.7 billion |
The Legend and Butterfly (Japanese: レジェンド&バタフライ, Hepburn: Legend and Butterfly) is a 2023 Japanese film directed by Keishi Ōtomo and written by Ryōta Kosawa. It stars Takuya Kimura and Haruka Ayase as Oda Nobunaga and his wife Nōhime and is based on their relationship. Released on January 27, 2023, it is the 70th anniversary film of Toei Company.
Synopsis[edit]
Oda Nobunaga and Nōhime meet through a political marriage and are at odds with each other, but eventually form a strong bond and move towards their goal of unifying the country.[1]
Cast[edit]
Main[edit]
- Takuya Kimura as Oda Nobunaga[2]
- Haruka Ayase as Nōhime[2]
- Hideaki Itō as Sadaie Fukuzumi[3]
- Miki Nakatani as Kagamino[3]
- Kin'ya Kitaōji as Saitō Dōsan[3]
- Hio Miyazawa as Akechi Mitsuhide[3]
- Somegorō Ichikawa VIII as Mori Ranmaru[3]
- Takuma Otō as Tōkichirō Kinoshita / Toyotomi Hideyoshi[4]
- Takumi Saitoh as Tokugawa Ieyasu[4]
Supporting[edit]
- Shūichirō Masuda as Takigawa Kazumasu[5]
- Jun Matsumoto as Niwa Nagahide[5]
- Mansaku Ikeuchi as Katsuie Shibata[5]
- Daisuke Honda as Hayashi Hidesada[5]
- Manabu Hamada as Sakuma Nobumori[5]
- Kozo Takeda as Mori Yoshinari[5]
- Masato Wada as Maeda Inuchiyo / Maeda Toshiie[5]
- Tsutomu Takahashi as Ikeda Katsusaburō / Ikeda Tsuneoki[5]
- Reini as Kyōsuke Hasegawa[5]
- Takamitsu Nonaka as Hachiya Yoritaka[5]
- Kokoro Morita as Sumi[5]
- Hirotarō Honda as Oda Nobuhide[5]
- Ai Mikami as Kitsuno[5]
- Toshinori Omi as Hirate Masahide[5]
Production[edit]
The 70th anniversary film of Toei Company, The Legend and Butterfly had a budget of ¥2 billion.[6] It was filmed from September 29, 2021,[7] to January 16, 2022.[8]
Release[edit]
The Legend and Butterfly was released on January 27, 2023.[2] It grossed ¥24.7 billion.[9]
References[edit]
- ^ 木村拓哉、綾瀬はるかと夫婦役 東映70周年記念映画で織田信長演じる [Takuya Kimura with Haruka Ayase plays a married couple as Nobunaga Oda in Toei's 70th anniversary movie]. Crank-In! (in Japanese). June 21, 2022. Retrieved April 21, 2024.
- ^ a b c 木村拓哉、東映70周年作品「THE LEGEND & BUTTERFLY」で織田信長を力演！ 正室・濃姫は綾瀬はるか [Takuya Kimura plays Nobunaga Oda in Toei's 70th anniversary film The Legend & Butterfly! Legal wife Nōhime is Haruka Ayase]. Eiga.com (in Japanese). June 21, 2022. Retrieved October 21, 2023.
- ^ a b c d e 「THE LEGEND & BUTTERFLY」に伊藤英明、中谷美紀、宮沢氷魚、市川染五郎、北大路欣也（コメントあり） [The Legend and Butterfly Hideaki Ito, Miki Nakatani, Hio Miyazawa, Somegoro Ichikawa, Kinya Kitaoji (with comments)]. Eiga Natalie (in Japanese). September 2, 2022. Retrieved October 21, 2023.
- ^ a b 衝撃の変身！木村拓哉主演映画で秀吉役に音尾琢真、家康役に斎藤工決定 [Shocking transformation! Takuma Oto will play Hideyoshi and Takumi Saito will play Ieyasu in the movie starring Takuya Kimura]. Cinema Today (in Japanese). October 5, 2022. Retrieved October 21, 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n 木村拓哉が“信長”に 映画『レジェンド＆バタフライ』キャスト【一覧】 [Takuya Kimura becomes "Nobunaga" Movie The Legend and Butterfly cast [List]]. Cinema Today (in Japanese). November 17, 2022. Retrieved October 21, 2023.
- ^ 木村拓哉、東映70周年作品で織田信長！ 綾瀬はるかと再共演で初めての夫婦役 [Takuya Kimura plays Oda Nobunaga in Toei's 70th anniversary work! Co-starring with Haruka Ayase for the first time as a married couple]. CinemaCafe.net (in Japanese). June 21, 2022. Retrieved October 21, 2023.
- ^ Toei The Legend and Butterfly Official [@lb_toei70th] (September 29, 2022). 𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐑𝐓!! #レジェバタ制作記 📜1年前の本日 #山形県鶴岡市 にてクランクイン。緻密に作り込まれた #庄内オープンセット に数百人のエキストラが集まり、此度の一大プロジェクトが盛大に幕を開けました。今後は #レジェバタ制作記 として撮影中の様子をお届けして参ります！お楽しみに！ [𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐑𝐓!! #Legebata Production Diary 📜One year ago today in #Tsuruoka City, Yamagata Prefecture. Hundreds of extras gathered on the meticulously crafted #Shonaiopen set, marking the grand opening of this major project. From now on, we will be reporting on the filming process as a #Legebata production diary! Look forward to it!] (Tweet) (in Japanese) – via Twitter.
- ^ Toei The Legend and Butterfly Official [@lb_toei70th] (January 16, 2023). #レジェバタ制作記 完結📜2022.01.16#レジェバタ クランクアップ👏写真は、岐阜城オープンセットでの記念撮影📸ここに写るだけではない、優に1000人を超えるスタッフ・キャストの尽力により、映画は作られました。公開まであと11日!映画に関わった全員の想いを、劇場で受け取って下さい🎬 [#Legebata Production Diary Completed📜2022.01.16#Legebata Crank Up👏The photo was taken at the Gifu Castle Open Set📸The movie was made not only by the efforts of over 1,000 staff and cast members, but also by the efforts of well over 1,000 staff and cast members. I did. Only 11 days left until the movie's release! Please come to the theater to receive the thoughts of everyone involved in the movie 🎬] (Tweet) (in Japanese) – via Twitter.
- ^ 2023年（令和5年）全国映画概況 [2023 (Reiwa 5) National Film Overview] (PDF). Japan Film Producers Association. January 30, 2024. Retrieved February 2, 2024.
Category:2023 films Category:2020s Japanese films Category:Films directed by Keishi Ōtomo Category:Toei Company films