Sekigahara
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Sekigahara

7.0 / 10 2017 2h 30mNR Japanese
WarHistoryDrama

Storyline

The background to and depiction of a watershed battle in Japanese history, at Sekigahara in 1600, when Tokugawa Ieyasu's Army of the East defeated the Army of the West of Ishida Mitsunari. The story includes the intrigues and shifting loyalties of the various retainers, family members, and samurai.

Cast & Crew

Junichi Okada

Junichi Okada

Ishida Mitsunari

Lead
Kasumi Arimura

Kasumi Arimura

Hatsume

Koji Yakusho

Koji Yakusho

Tokugawa Ieyasu

Takehiro Hira

Takehiro Hira

Shima Sakon

Masahiro Higashide

Masahiro Higashide

Kobayakawa Hideaki

Yasumasa Oba

Yasumasa Oba

Otani Yoshitsugu

Kenichi Matsuyama

Kenichi Matsuyama

Naoe Kanetsugu

Shihou Harumi

Shihou Harumi

Ankokuji Ekei

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Masato Harada's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
4.0
Every frame feels alive. Sekigahara is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker