Kubi

2023 131 min ★ 6.9 History, Action, Drama, Comedy, Thriller

Lord Oda Nobunaga plans to control Japan where rival warlords battle by waging war against several clans. His vassal Araki Murashige stages a rebellion and promptly disappears.

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Cast

Takeshi Kitano

Hashiba Hideyoshi

Hidetoshi Nishijima

Akechi Mitsuhide

Ryo Kase

Oda Nobunaga

Tadanobu Asano

Kuroda Kanbei

Nao Omori

Hashiba Hidenaga

Shido Nakamura

Naniwa Mosuke

Yuichi Kimura

Sorori Shinzaemon

Kenichi Endo

Araki Murashige

Masanobu Katsumura

Saito Toshimitsu

Kenta Kiritani

Hattori Hanzo

Details

Director

Takeshi Kitano

Screenplay

Takehiko Minato

Status

Released

Original Language

JA

Budget

$9,600,000

Revenue

$6,129,032

Production

KADOKAWA, TOHO, L'espace Vision

Reviews

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MovieGuys

June 12, 2024

★ 4/10

To say this is weird is an understatement. First off, apparently all Samurai are gay. Yes there is a history of some homosexuality but I don't remember it being this rampant or flagrant. Once again, this comes across as woke pandering. Beyond that its story seems a bit convoluted. Certainly, it takes the cruelty aspect and callousness a little too far. For example, one villager is glad his wife...