Tokugawa Ieyasu and his Three Ladies

2008 2h 50m JA

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Synopsis

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With a mixture of drama, warlords, battles, love, tragedy all set with great music, this made for television movie has it all. Showing the rise of Tokugawa Ieyasu as portrayed by Matsudaira Ken (Abarenbo Shogun) this stunning portrait of an exciting era shows how the influence of three women played a pivotal role in the formation of the Tokugawa Shogunate. Brilliant performances by Nakamura Atsuo (Cold Wind Monjiro) and Nakamura Tamao (widow of Katsu Shintaro) highlight this production as such notables as Oda Nobunaga, Toyotami Hideyoshi, Lady Sena, Princess Asahi, and Lady Yodo jump from the pages of history all leading up to the Battle of Sekigahara that would change Japan forever!

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Ken Matsudaira
Reiko Takashima
Mayumi Wakamura
Mari Hoshino
Tsurutaro Kataoka
Shuji Kashiwabara
Toru Kazama
Tamao Nakamura

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Kōsei Saitō
Writers: Kunio Fujii
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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Clocks in at 170 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.

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ERA

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Released 18 years ago.

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3 / 5

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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CAST

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Ken Matsudaira and Reiko Takashima and Mayumi Wakamura carry the top of the cast.

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Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Kōsei Saitō directs. A long sit — settle in. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

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1Clocks in at 170 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.
2Released 18 years ago.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Ken Matsudaira and Reiko Takashima and Mayumi Wakamura carry the top of the cast.
5Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.