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The Floating Castle
74%
Movie
2h 24m
AI Analysis
The Floating Castle (2012) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of The Floating Castle (2012) — a movie tagged as History, Comedy, and Drama with funny and epic moods and slow-burn pacing.
Story & themes: 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 posi… Our models also surface themes such as power and war from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for solo focused viewing and casual background watching. Expect slow-burn storytelling (~144 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate The Floating Castle 74% (31 votes) — solid community ratings for this movie.
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TMDb audience score
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Synopsis
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. His odds? An army of 500 men to combat Toyotomi Hideyoshi's army of 20,000.
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 2012-11-02
- Runtime
- 2h 24m
- TMDB rating
- 7.4
- TMDB ID
- 209032
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What is The Floating Castle about?
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 flo... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
Is there an AI analysis for The Floating Castle?
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How long is the movie The Floating Castle?
The official runtime for The Floating Castle is approximately 144 minutes.
Cast & crew
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Cast
Mansai Nomura
Nagachika Narita
Nana Eikura
Kaihime
Hiroki Narimiya
Yukie Sakamaki
Tomomitsu Yamaguchi
Shibazaki
Koichi Sato
Tanba
Masachika Ichimura
Hideyoshi Toyotomi
Takehiro Hira
Masaie Natsuka
Takayuki Yamada
Yoshitsugu Otani
Yusuke Kamiji
Mitsunari Ishida
Masahiko Nishimura
Ujinaga Narita
Gin Maeda
Tahee
Akiyoshi Nakao
Kazou
Machiko Ono
Chiyo
Mana Ashida
Chidori
Sei Hiraizumi
Yasusue Narita
Isao Natsuyagi
Monk
Takeo Nakahara
Hojo Ujimasa
Honami Suzuki
Tama
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