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The Floating Castle (2012) [N/A]

Release Date:
November 2, 2012

Original Title:
のぼうの城

Alternate Titles:
500 ประจัญบาน
Nobo no shiro
The Floating Castle - Festung der Samurai
のぼうの城

Genres:
Comedy | Drama | History

Production Companies:
ADK
ARD Degeto
Asmik Ace
C&I entertainment
CBC
Chugoku Broadcasting
Cybird
Hakuhodo
Happinet
Hokkaido Broadcasting Co.
Kou Shibusawa Production
MBS
Nippan Group Holdings
Production Ace
RKB Mainichi Broadcasting Corporation
Shizuoka Broadcasting System
Shogakukan
TBS
TFC
Television Niigata Network
Television Saitama
The Asahi Shimbun
WDR
WOWOW
jeki

Production Countries:
Japan

Ratings / Certifications:
DE: 16  JP: G  KR: 15 

Runtime: 144

Overview from TheMovieDB

In the year 1590, the mighty warlord Toyotomi Hideyoshi is close to fulfilling his ambition of unifying all of Japan under his banner when he comes across unexpected resistance in the form of a floating fortress known as Oshi Castle. Narita Nagachika, a frivolous hedonistic fellow and unlikely candidate for the position of rebel general, finds himself in charge of defending the castle. His odds? An army of 500 men to combat Toyotomi Hideyoshi's army of 20,000.

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Production

Art Direction:
Noriyuki Kondo

Associate Producer:
OHARA Mahito

Co-Producer:
Miyuki Tanaka
Yoko Ide
Tamako Tsujimoto

Costume Design:
Akihiko Inamura
Kazuta Matsunaga
Mitsuru Otsuka

Director:
Shinji Higuchi
Isshin Inudo

Director of Photography:
Motonobu Kiyoku
Shôji Ehara

Editor:
Soichi Ueno

Executive Producer:
Kazuya Hamana
Masao Teshima
Ichirô Nobukuni

Gaffer:
Takashi Sugimoto

Music:
Kôji Uno

Music Producer:
Kagenobu Kuwahata

Producer:
Osamu Kubota

Production Design:
Norihiro Isoda

Production Supervisor:
Masao Nagai

Screenplay:
Ryo Wada

Sound Designer:
Jun'ichi Shima

Special Effects Supervisor:
Katsuro Onoue

Theme Song Performance:
Hiroji Miyamoto
Toshiyuki Ishimori
Seiji Takamidori
Yoshiyuki Tomiga

Visual Effects:
Minami Tsujino
Atsuki Sato

Visual Effects Producer:
Tetsuo Ôya

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