The Floating Castle (Nobo no Shiro) – CLOSING FILM
Sunday, July 21 at 8:00 pm
333 E 47th St, New York, NY 10017
**U.S. Premiere
Japan. 2012. 144 min. HD CAM, in Japanese with English subtitles. Directed by Shinji Higuchi and Isshin Inudo. With Mansai Nomura, Nana Eikura, Hiroki Narimiya, Tomomitsu Yamaguchi, Koichi Sato.
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.