Kubi
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.
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About Kubi
Kubi is a 2023 Japanese-language history, action and drama film directed by Takeshi Kitano. The cast is led by Takeshi Kitano, Hidetoshi Nishijima, Ryo Kase. It has a runtime of 2h 11m.
Kubi was produced by KADOKAWA, TOHO, and L'espace Vision and made in Japan. It was released on November 23, 2023. Made on a budget of about $10 million, it went on to gross $6 million worldwide.
- Director
- Takeshi Kitano
- Writers
- Takeshi Kitano, Takehiko Minato
- Release date
- November 23, 2023
- Original language
- Japanese
- Status
- Released
- Country
- Japan
- Budget
- $10 million
- Box office
- $6 million
- Production
- KADOKAWA, TOHO, L'espace Vision
Kubi cast & crew
Kubi was directed by Takeshi Kitano and written by Takeshi Kitano and Takehiko Minato.
The cast features Takeshi Kitano as Hashiba Hideyoshi, Hidetoshi Nishijima as Akechi Mitsuhide, Ryo Kase as Oda Nobunaga, Tadanobu Asano as Kuroda Kanbei, Nao Omori as Hashiba Hidenaga, and Shido Nakamura as Naniwa Mosuke.
Behind the camera, the score was composed by Taro Iwashiro, cinematography is by Takeshi Hamada, and it was produced by Satoshi Fukushima and Takeshi Natsuno.
Is Kubi worth watching?
At 2h 11m, it's a standard feature-length watch.
If you enjoy history, action, and drama, Kubi is worth a place on your watchlist.
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Cast of Kubi
Takeshi Kitano
Hashiba Hideyoshi
Hidetoshi Nishijima
Akechi Mitsuhide
Ryo Kase
Oda Nobunaga
Tadanobu Asano
Kuroda Kanbei
Nao Omori
Hashiba Hidenaga
Shido Nakamura
Naniwa Mosuke
Yuichi Kimura
Sorori Shinzaemon
Kenichi Endo
Araki Murashige
Masanobu Katsumura
Saito Toshimitsu
Kenta Kiritani
Hattori Hanzo
Kaoru Kobayashi
Tokugawa Ieyasu
Ittoku Kishibe
Sen no Rikyu
Kubi — FAQs
▸Where can I watch Kubi in United States?
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▸What language is Kubi in?
Kubi is originally in Japanese. Subtitle and dub options vary by streaming service.
▸How long is Kubi?
Kubi runs 2 hours 11 minutes (131 minutes).
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