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Kubi

Kubi

History · Action · Drama · 2023

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.

Movie details

Kubi

2023 History · Action · Drama 2h 11m

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6.9 / 10

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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.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

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The archetype split

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The people responsible.

Directed by

Takeshi Kitano

Written by

Takeshi Kitano · Takehiko Minato

Takeshi Kitano

Takeshi Kitano

Hashiba Hideyoshi

Hidetoshi Nishijima

Hidetoshi Nishijima

Akechi Mitsuhide

Ryo Kase

Ryo Kase

Oda Nobunaga

Tadanobu Asano

Tadanobu Asano

Kuroda Kanbei

Nao Omori

Nao Omori

Hashiba Hidenaga

Shidou Nakamura

Shidou Nakamura

Naniwa Mosuke

Yuichi Kimura

Yuichi Kimura

Sorori Shinzaemon

Court is in session

Put Kubi on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Prestige Tourist

“Ambition earns the room.”

The film reaches for consequence and scale, accepting the risk of seriousness instead of shrinking from it.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Importance has entered the chat.”

The production keeps announcing its significance, as though awards-season posture were proof of insight.