The Floating Castle | |
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のぼうの城 | |
Directed by | Shinji Higuchi |
Produced by | Osamu Kubota |
Written by | Ryō Wada |
Starring | Mansai Nomura Nana Eikura Hiroki Narimiya Tomomitsu Yamaguchi Yusuke Kamiji Takayuki Yamada Takehiro Hira Masachika Ichimura Kōichi Satō |
Music by | Koji Ueno |
Cinematography | Shoji Ebara Motonobu Kiyoku |
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Distributed by | Toho and Asmik Ace Entertainment |
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144 minutes | |
Country | Japan |
Language | Japanese |
The Floating Castle (のぼうの城, Nobō no Shiro) is a 2012 Japanese historical-drama film directed by Shinji Higuchi and Isshin Inudo, starring Mansai Nomura, and adapts Ryō Wada's novel (2007) of the same name.
Movie info: In the year 1590, the mighty warlord Toyotomi Hideyoshi is close to fulfilling his ambition of unifying all of Japan under his banner when he comes across unexpected resistance in the form of a floating fortress known as Oshi Castle. Narita Nagachika, a frivolous hedonistic fellow and unlikely candidate for the position of rebel general, finds himself in charge of defending the castle.
Set in feudal Japan, the film is based on the Siege of Oshi and depicts the struggle of Oshi's villagers in defending their fortress against Toyotomi Hideyoshi's campaign against the Hojo clan. Against insurmountable odds, Narita Nagachika, the fortress's castellan, leads a group of 500 men against 20,000 men led by Ishida Mitsunari, part of Toyotomi clan's greater army of 20,000 samurai.
Cast[edit]
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- Mansai Nomura as Nagachika Narita
- Nana Eikura as Kaihime
- Hiroki Narimiya as Sakamaki
- Tomomitsu Yamaguchi as Izumi
- Kōichi Satō as Tanba
- Masachika Ichimura as Hideyoshi Toyotomi
- Takehiro Hira as Masaie Natsuka
- Takayuki Yamada as Yoshitsugu Otani
- Yusuke Kamiji as Mitsunari Ishida
- Masahiko Nishimura as Ujinaga Narita
- Sei Hiraizumi as Yasusue Narita
- Isao Natsuyagi as Monk
- Takeo Nakahara as Hojo Ujimasa
- Honami Suzuki as Tama
- Gin Maeda as Tahee
- Akiyoshi Nakao as Kazou
- Machiko Ono as Chiyo
- Mana Ashida as Chidori
Reception[edit]
Mark Adams of Screen International gave the film a favorable review, describing the film as '[an] epic period action-comedy packed with wonderfully over-the-top characters, great production values and some spectacular sequences'.[2]
Awards[edit]
The film racked up ten nominations for the Japan Academy Prize, winning one for Best Art Direction.[3] Additionally it was nominated for three Asian Film Awards.[4]
References[edit]
- ^'The Floating Castle Production Credits by Google Translate & KSE LLC'. Google Translate.
- ^Adams, Mark (October 25, 2012). 'The Floating Castle - Reviews - Screen'. Screen International.
- ^第36回日本アカデミー賞 (in Japanese). Japan Academy Prize. 2013.
- ^'7th AFA Nominees and Winners'. Asian Film Awards. Archived from the original on 2013-01-21.
External links[edit]
- Official website
- The Floating Castle on IMDb
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Turret (highlighted) attached to a tower on a baronial building in Scotland
In architecture, a turret (from Italian: torretta, little tower; Latin: turris, tower) is a small tower that projects vertically from the wall of a building such as a medievalcastle. Turrets were used to provide a projecting defensive position allowing covering fire to the adjacent wall in the days of military fortification. As their military use faded, turrets were used for decorative purposes, as in the Scottish baronial style.
A turret can have a circular top with crenelations as seen in the picture at right, a pointed roof, or other kind of apex. It might contain a staircase if it projects higher than the building; however, a turret is not necessarily higher than the rest of the building; in this case, it is typically part of a room, that can be simply walked into – see the turret of Chateau de Chaumont on the collection of turrets,[1] which also illustrates a turret on a modern skyscraper.
A building may have both towers and turrets; turrets might be smaller or higher but turrets instead project from the edge of a building rather than continue to the ground. The size of a turret is therefore limited, since it puts additional stresses on the structure of the building. Turrets were traditionally supported by a corbel.
In modern times, a gun turret is a weapon mount that houses the crew or mechanism of a projectile-firing weapon, allowing the weapon to be aimed and fired in some degree of azimuth and elevation. It can be found on warships, combat vehicles, military aircraft, and land fortifications, and usually offers some degree of armour or protection.
Gallery[edit]
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See also[edit]
- Bartizan, an overhanging, wall-mounted turret found particularly on French and Spanish fortifications between the early 14th and the 16th century. They returned to prominence in the 19th century with their popularity in Scottish baronial style.
References[edit]
- ^Ontarioarchitecture.com
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