Period War Drama SEKIGAHARA Rages Online With A First Trailer
Author Shiba Ryotaro passed away in 1996 whilst leaving behind a memorable body of literary work largely focused on historical events in Japan. One such publication arose thirty years earlier with Sekigahara, now the primary focus of The Climber’s High helmer Harada Masato’s latest period drama highlighting an intense looking tale of wartime romance. For this, we now have a first official trailer for the film which opens in Japan on August 26 and while there’s not much to look at in romance, the footage offers plenty in the vicinity of violent upheaval and drama. The film stars Library Wars trilogy star Okada Junichi opposite actor Yakusho Koji of 13 Assassins and The World Of Kanako fame, and actress Arimaru Kasumi from the March Comes In Like A Lion films. In order to end the Sengoku period and determine a ruler for the new era, on October 21, 1600 the […]