The Floating Castle

The Floating Castle (のぼうの城, Nobō no Shiro) is a 2012 Japanese historical-drama film directed by Shinji Higuchi and Isshin Inudo, starring Mansai Nomura, and adapts Ryō Wada's novel (2007) of the same name.

Contents

• The floating castle festung der samurai deutscher trailer
• Cast
• Reception
• Awards
• References

Set in feudal Japan, the film is based on the Siege of Oshi and depicts the struggle of Oshi's villagers in defending their fortress against Toyotomi Hideyoshi's campaign against the Hojo clan. Against insurmountable odds, Narita Nagachika, the fortress's castellan, leads a group of 500 men against 5000 men led by Ishida Mitsunari, part of Toyotomi clan's greater army of 20,000 samurai.

Cast

Mansai Nomura as Nagachika Narita

Nana Eikura as Kaihime

Hiroki Narimiya as Sakamaki

Tomomitsu Yamaguchi as Izumi

Kōichi Satō as Tanba

Masachika Ichimura as Hideyoshi Toyotomi

Takehiro Hira as Masaie Natsuka

Takayuki Yamada as Yoshitsugu Otani

Yusuke Kamiji as Mitsunari Ishida

Masahiko Nishimura as Ujinaga Narita

Sei Hiraizumi as Yasusue Narita

Isao Natsuyagi as Monk

Takeo Nakahara as Hojo Ujimasa

Honami Suzuki as Tama

Gin Maeda as Tahee

Akiyoshi Nakao as Kazou

Machiko Ono as Chiyo

Mana Ashida as Chidori

Reception

Mark Adams of Screen International gave the film a favorable review, describing the film as "[an] epic period action-comedy packed with wonderfully over-the-top characters, great production values and some spectacular sequences".

Awards

The film racked up ten nominations for the Japan Academy Prize, winning one for Best Art Direction. Additionally it was nominated for three Asian Film Awards.