The Kiyosu Conference

2013 2h 15m JA

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7.0

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★7.0TMDB · 26

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Synopsis

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After the forced suicide of Nobunaga Oda at the Incident at Honnō-ji, powerful figures Katsuie Shibata, Hideyoshi Toyotomi, Nagahide Niwa and Tsuneoki Ikeda meet to decide on a successor. The conference would become Japan's first group made political decision. The meeting was known as the Kiyosu Kaigi.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Fumiyo Kohinata
Nagahide Niwa
Koji Yakusho
Katsuie Shibata
Yo Oizumi
Hideyoshi Toyotomi
Kyoka Suzuki
Oichi
Koichi Sato
Tsuneoki Ikeda
Eisuke Sasai
Nobunaga Oda
Yusuke Iseya
Nobukane Oda
Miki Nakatani
Hideyoshi Toyotomi's wife

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Koki Mitani
Writers: Koki Mitani, Koki Mitani
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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Released 13 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Koki Mitani, shot by Hideo Yamamoto. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Kiyoko Ogino. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Soichi Ueno shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Fumiyo Kohinata and Koji Yakusho and Yo Oizumi carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt2245884 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Only 26 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Koki Mitani directs. Hideo Yamamoto behind the camera. Kiyoko Ogino scores. Soichi Ueno cuts. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

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Things worth knowing

1Released 13 years ago.
2Directed by Koki Mitani, shot by Hideo Yamamoto. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Kiyoko Ogino. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Soichi Ueno shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Fumiyo Kohinata and Koji Yakusho and Yo Oizumi carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt2245884 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 26 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
8Classified under 8 themes, including "council", "heir", "jidaigeki", "power struggle".