The Legend & Butterfly

2023 [JAPANESE]

Action / Drama / History / Romance

9
IMDb Rating 6.5/10 10 707 707

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Plot summary

Oda Nobunaga and Nōhime were originally married to mend a hostile relationship between neighbouring regions. Unfortunately, they were like oil and water, making for a somewhat unhappy marriage. When Oda's enemy, Imagawa Yoshimoto, attacks Owari with his vast army, Oda is devastated by the overwhelming gap in military strength. However, Nohime encourages him not to despair, and the pair draw up a tactical plan that will allow them to overcome the odds.

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Top cast

Takuya Kimura as Nobunaga Oda
Haruka Ayase as Nohime
Hideaki Itô as Heitaro Fukutomi
Toshinori Omi as Hirate Masahide
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1.52 GB
1280*536
Japanese 2.0
NR
Subtitles ja  de  us  es    fr  id  it  kr  ms  pt  th  vi  cn  
23.976 fps
2 hr 49 min
Seeds ...
3.12 GB
1920*804
Japanese 5.1
NR
Subtitles ja  de  us  es    fr  id  it  kr  ms  pt  th  vi  cn  
23.976 fps
2 hr 49 min
Seeds 4
1.52 GB
1280*534
Japanese 2.0
NR
Subtitles ja  de  us  es    fr  id  it  kr  ms  pt  th  vi  cn  
24 fps
2 hr 48 min
Seeds 1
3.11 GB
1920*800
Japanese 5.1
NR
Subtitles ja  de  us  es    fr  id  it  kr  ms  pt  th  vi  cn  
24 fps
2 hr 48 min
Seeds 3

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by CinemaSerf 7 / 10

The Legend & Butterfly

With two neighbouring kingdom's set for war, their kings decide that the best way forward is for the son of one - "Oda" (Takuya Kimura) to marry the daughter of the other - "Nohime" (Haruka Ayase). Neither are very keen on this arrangement but patrimonial loyalty and all that... An early shoulder massage illustrates really early on that these two are not a marriage made in heaven. Indeed, she proves considerably more adept than him at just about everything and is also unafraid of speaking her mind in front of his nobles - and women, well that just wasn't done! What now ensues does have an element of predictability to it, but this period of 16th century Japanese history is fraught with intrigues, political machinations, duplicity and ambition - and over the next 2¾ hours we have a decently paced unravelling of a generation of dynastic ambitions and manoeuvring that looks good and holds the attention well. Ayase takes the acting plaudits - she delivers well; and the others contribute adequately as the story advances. For me, it was the focus on the internecine society of love and honour your lord whilst you figure out ways to stab him in the back that worked well here. Loads of CGI - well it is 2023, after all, but the costumier and armourer's arts are well represented and the combat scenes spare us the worst excesses of repetition. It's a long slot of your day to commit to on the television, and I wonder if it would look better on a cinema screen, but if it's a genre in which you've an interest, then this is well worth a watch.
Reviewed by GyatsoLa 7 / 10

History as romance.

There have been a lot of films made about the mighty and brutal warrior Oda Nobunaga, but certainly not one like this, which seems to take its cue from some early legends about his wife Nohime, that she herself was a trained assassin.

The first thing to say is not to come to this film for real life history - the film makers have very much put action and romance and drama above any kind of historical verisimilitude. But the result is very watchable, mostly thanks to some great acting, especially from the two leads, although sometimes Kimura struggles with the widely differing sides of Oda portrayed in the film, from idiotic young man to vicious killer to romantic warrior leader. Jaruka Ayase is terrific as Nohime, the real power behind Odas throne.

The action and drama is often a little over the top, but is always watchable so long as you don't think too much about the likelihood of the plot. The ending will very much be love it or hate it, but I enjoyed it. Like a lot of modern Japanese productions, they seem very good at making a low budget go a long way - some of the settings are quite spectacular.

So overall, while not quite up to the standard of the best recent Japanese historical dramas, this is still very much worth your time.

Reviewed by Vinny37 7 / 10

A real feel

I found it surprisingly good realism. A rather immature war-lord (Nobunaga Oda) marries for political gain, as does the woman he marries (Nohime). She is the dominant brains, and as prepared to kill as to be killed-that's life! They have their ups and downs, working together to bring the whole of Japan under their control. Love for the other actually germinates in their unlikely soil, but it's not a Western love story.

In their political war, there are mistakes made, and much gain. The path to success is covered in blood, though the goal is peace, peace through fear: if I kill all my enemies I can sleep in peace.

Along the path they encounter Christianity, and are strangely warmed though do not, I think, take it on board-though evocative, it is too strange for them.

Their path leads almost to full success, but when Nobunaga weakens in his power drive (What is success?), he ends up defeated in a burning mansion. There is a new demon on the block! Meanwhile his wife elsewhere seems to be dying of some illness. He has promised her that he will return, and she, their love avowed, awaits him.

Will he escape to her and with her? The answer I found very disappointing and rewarding.

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