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THE LEGEND & BUTTERFLY

THE LEGEND & BUTTERFLY

2023•2h 48m•6.7/10
HistoryDramaRomance

Ratings

🎬TMDb
6.7/10(25)

Oda Nobunaga and Nōhime were originally married to mend a hostile relationship between neighbouring regions. Unfortunately, they were like oil and water, making for a somewhat unhappy marriage. When Oda's enemy, Imagawa Yoshimoto, attacks Owari with his vast army, Oda is devastated by the overwhelming gap in military strength. However, Nohime encourages him not to despair, and the pair draw up a tactical plan that will allow them to overcome the odds.

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Production

Toei Company, J Storm, TV Asahi, Toei Animation, T-JOY, Toei Video Company, Toei Advertising, Toei Labo Tech, SAN-EI PRINTING, Toei Studios Kyoto

Language

JA

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Takuya Kimura

Takuya Kimura

Oda Nobunaga

Haruka Ayase

Haruka Ayase

Nōhime

Hideaki Ito

Hideaki Ito

Fukuzumi Heitaō Sadaie

Miki Nakatani

Miki Nakatani

Kagamino

Takumi Saitoh

Takumi Saitoh

Tokugawa Ieyasu

Hio Miyazawa

Hio Miyazawa

Akechi Mitsuhide

Somegoro Ichikawa

Somegoro Ichikawa

Mori Ranmaru

Kinya Kitaoji

Kinya Kitaoji

Saitō Dōsan

Masato Wada

Masato Wada

Inuchiyo Maeda

Tsutomu Takahashi

Tsutomu Takahashi

Katsuzaburo Ikeda

Manabu Hamada

Manabu Hamada

Sakuma Nobumori

Daisuke Honda

Daisuke Honda

Hayashi Hidesada

Kokoro Morita

Kokoro Morita

Ai Mikami

Ai Mikami

Kitsuno Ikoma

Shūichirō Masuda

Shūichirō Masuda

Takigawa Kazumasu

Hirotaro Honda

Hirotaro Honda

Nobuhide Oda

Toshinori Omi

Toshinori Omi

Hirate Masahide

Mansaku Ikeuchi

Mansaku Ikeuchi

Shibata Katsuie

Jun Hashimoto

Jun Hashimoto

Niwa Nagahide

Takuma Otoo

Takuma Otoo

Kinoshita Tokichiro

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