Heaven And Earth (1990)

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Japan's answer to Don Simpson -- a flamboyant and brash producer drawn to make flamboyant and brash films -- Haruki Kadokawa takes a turn at the director's chair with this sprawling historical epic featuring a massive budget: a record-breaking five billion yen, and thousands of extras comprising… More Japan's answer to Don Simpson -- a flamboyant and brash producer drawn to make flamboyant and brash films -- Haruki Kadokawa takes a turn at the director's chair with this sprawling historical epic featuring a massive budget: a record-breaking five billion yen, and thousands of extras comprising most of the student population from the University of Calgary. Set during the Warring States era (1482-1558), the film opens on the real-life rivalry between feuding warlords Takeda Shingen and Uesugi Kenshin. The latter (Takaaki Enoki) begins the film as Nagao Kagetora, the younger brother of the lord of Echigo Province. Encouraged by court retainer Usami Tadayuki (Tsunehiko Watase), he challenges his inept brother for the reigns of power and kills him in an ensuing duel. Soon after becoming lord of the province, he faces a new threat with Takeda Harunobu (Masahiko Tsugawa), lord of the neighboring Kai province. Both have grand dreams of uniting their war-torn land and ruling from the imperial capital of Kyoto. Ultimately, this clash of egos, personalities, and ambitions leads to the cataclysmic 1561 battle of Kawanakajima. ~ Jonathan Crow, Rovi

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Rating, Runtime: PG-13, 1 hr. 44 min.
Directed By: Haruki Kadowawa
Genres: Drama

In Theaters: Jan 1, 1993 Wide
Studio: Live Home Video

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Cast

            Takaaki Enoki as Kenshin Uefugi

            Masahiko Tsugawa as Takeda

            Atsuko Asano as Nami

            Tsunehiko Watase as Usami

            Naomi Zaizen as Yae

            Binpachi Ito as Kakizaki

            Isao Natsuyagi as Kansuke

            Akira Hamada as Naoe

            Masataka Naruse as Okuma

            Osamu Yayama as Irobe

            Takeshi Obayashi as Murakami

            Stuart Whitman as Narration

            Takuya Goto as Tokura

            Masatô Ibu as Shoda

            Tarô Ishida as Tenkyu

            Morio Kazama as Imperial Messenger

            Yuki Kazamatsuri as Shoda's Wife

            Kyoko Kishida as Servant

            Hideo Murota as Obu

            Hironobu Nomura as Taro

            Kaitaro Nozaki as Naya

            Hiroyuki Okita as Kosaka

            Hideji Otaki as Rifle Merchant

            Satoshi Sadanaga as Akiyama

            Masayuki Sudo as Onikojima

            Tatsuhiko Tomoi as Sone

            Akisato Yamada as Hajikano

            Takaai Enoki
            
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