Nobunaga Concerto: The Movie (2016)

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• Movie: Nobunaga Concerto: The Movie
• Romaji: Nobunaga Kontseruto
• Japanese: 信長協奏曲

• Director: Hiroaki Matsuyama
• Writer: Ayumi Ishii (manga), Masafumi Nishida, Michitaka Okada, Keisuke Uyama
• Producer: Naoto Inaba, Ken Murase, Shinya Furugori
• Cinematographer: Shoji Ehara
• Release Date: January 23, 2016
• Runtime: 126 min.
• Genre: Based on a Comic / Time Travel / Adventure / Sci-Fi
• Production Company: Fuji TV
• Distributor: Toho
• Language: Japanese
• Country: Japan

Synopsis

Saburo (Shun Oguri) is a high school student good in sports, but not very good with his studies. One day, Saburo travels back in time and arrives in the Sengoku period of 1549. There, Saburo meets Nobunaga Oda who looks and sounds just like Saburo. Nobunaga Oda is the son of a warlord and magistrate of the lower Owari Province. Nobunaga Oda though is physically weak and he asks Saburo to take his place. Then, Saburo as Nobunaga Oda attempts to unify the country of Japan.