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Sekigahara

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2017 | 150 min | War, History, Drama

Monday Morning Maybeearly rating

Why it’s a Monday Morning Maybe

With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it
Made for history buffs. If you loved The Bridge on the River Kwai or The Last of the Mohicans, start here.
The mood
Intense.
The pace
Unhurried and epic, at 2 hr 30 min.
What might put you off
  • It's long: 2 hr 30 min.
  • It's in Japanese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).

The background to and depiction of a watershed battle in Japanese history, at Sekigahara in 1600, when Tokugawa Ieyasu's Army of the East defeated the Army of the West of Ishida Mitsunari. The story includes the intrigues and shifting loyalties of the various retainers, family members, and samurai.

How it earned its rating

  • CriticsNot counted

    Not enough reviews on record yet

  • AudiencesNot counted

    Not measured yet: not enough ratings

  • AwardsBelow par

    5 wins and 4 nominations from smaller awards and festivals

  • Reach & staying powerBelow par

    Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release

  • Buzz & cultural impactWeak

    About 19K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by Masato Harada

  • Junichi OkadaIshida Mitsunari
  • Kasumi ArimuraHatsume
  • Koji YakushoTokugawa Ieyasu
  • Takehiro HiraShima Sakon
  • Masahiro HigashideKobayakawa Hideaki
  • Yasumasa ObaOtani Yoshitsugu
  • Kenichi MatsuyamaNaoe Kanetsugu
  • Shihou HarumiAnkokuji Ekei
  • Shû NakajimaSerubicchi
  • Noriko NakagoshiHanano