Akechi Mitsuhide: The Man God Hated (2007)
• January 3rd, 2007 • 2h 3min
Drama, History, TV Movie
Overview
The famed leader Oda Nobunaga had two right-hand men who contributed to unifying the nation. One was Akechi Mitsuhide and the other Kinoshita Tokichiro, both rivals of each other for higher promotions. Eventually Mitsuhide was recognized for his work and was given a castle. However, Nobunaga's ambition to conquer the nation did not allow Mitsuhide to live happily in his territory. That is when an idea flashed across Mitsuhide's mind… Akechi Mitsuhide, the man who was considered to be the most intelligent general of the warring states era. What was the truth about him, Oda Nobunaga's best general and murderer?
Make sure to check your pop-up blocker!!
Trailer
Similar Movies
Zatoichi
Released on: 2003-09-06
Adventure, Drama, Action
Blind traveler Zatoichi is a master swordsman and a masseur with a fondness for gambling on dice gam...
Falling Camellia
Released on: 2018-09-28
Drama
During the Edo period, a gifted swordsman was exiled from his clan when he questioned the misconduct...
Seven Samurai
Released on: 1954-04-26
Action, Drama
A samurai answers a village's request for protection after he falls on hard times. The town needs pr...
Yagyu Jubei: The Fate of the World
Released on: 2015-05-25
Drama, Action, Adventure
The fate of Tokugawa’s world hangs in the balance as Yagyu Jubei is sent on a mission to discover wh...
Minamoto Yoshitsune
Released on: 1990-12-31
TV Movie
One evening, when the monk Saito Musashibo Benkei was luring for his sword number 1000 at Gojo bridg...
Rashomon
Released on: 1950-08-26
Crime, Drama, Mystery
Four people recount different versions of the story of a man's murder and the rape of his wife.
A Color Print of Edo
Released on: 1939-05-10
Drama, Action
The Color Print of Edo is a 1939 black and white Japanese silent film with benshi accompaniment dire...
Shadow Hunters
Released on: 1983-10-06
Drama, History, Action
The government in Edo era is suffering from a financial crisis. It hires "Kage" to provoke the colla...
The Hidden Fortress
Released on: 1958-12-28
Drama, Action, Adventure
In feudal Japan, during a bloody war between clans, two cowardly and greedy peasants, soldiers of a ...
Okehazama: Oda Nobunaga Birth of the Overlord
Released on: 2021-03-26
Drama, History, TV Movie
Drama set in the historical Warring States Era of Japan. Tokaido name Imagawa Yoshimoto personally l...
Amagi Goe
Released on: 2025-03-23
TV Movie, Thriller, Drama
Amagi Goe, based on Seicho Matsumoto's novel, has created numerous stars through its visualizations....
Warau Iemon
Released on: 2004-02-07
Drama, Horror
Having put down his sword and given up the will to fight, the masterless samurai Iemon lives in soli...
Sandy Cruise
Released on: 1960-03-29
Drama
The news that the fifth Shogun Tsunayoshi was seriously ill caused a fierce struggle for the post of...
Banzuiin Chōbei
Released on: 1940-05-29
Drama
A jidaigeki film on Banzuiin Chōbei produced in 1940 and directed by Yasuki Chiba.
Stray Nightingale
Released on: 2017-04-15
Drama, Action
Japan, 1785. Jūzaburō, a famous thief who refuses to kill innocent people, is betrayed, ambushed, an...
Onihei Crime Files: Sutegoro Takahagi
Released on: 2010-06-18
Action, Drama, TV Movie, Crime
Takahagi Sutegoro is highly skilled at casing locations for thieves so that he can sell detailed flo...
Gate of Hell
Released on: 1953-10-30
Drama, History, Romance
Japan, 1159. Moritō, a brave samurai, performs a heroic act by rescuing the lovely Kesa during a vio...
The Abandoned Swords
Released on: 1958-10-01
Drama
Best friends Gentaro and Sanpei become fateful enemies when Sanpei steals a secret document revealin...
Yamazakura, The Cherry Tree in the Hills
Released on: 2008-05-31
History, Drama
Based on a short story written by Shuhei Fujisawa (who also wrote Twilight Samurai, The Hidden Blade...
Tajomaru: Avenging Blade
Released on: 2009-09-12
Action, History, Drama
TAJOMARU is the famous 'bandit' of the forest from RASHOMON. Whoever kills Tajomaru inherits his nam...