The plot is based on the novel "Akechi Samanosuke no Koi," the final work in a trilogy by Hiroshi Kato about the forced suicide of Oda Nobunaga at the temple Honnoji. Historically, the general Akechi Mitsuhide is credited with causing Nobunaga's downfall. Kato's novel focuses on Mitsuhide's nephew Samanosuke, who fought alongside his uncle during the assault on Honnoji.
Japanese study overview
Teki wa Honnoji ni Ari is a Japanese movie of 11,188 characters, with 1,237 unique words and 593 different kanji. Its difficulty rating on Jiten is expert, 4.4 out of 5. The full vocabulary list ranks all 1,237 words by how often they appear, and you can study them on Jiten or download them as an Anki deck.
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Vocabulary highlights
Here are some of the words that appear most often in this media, as well as a sample of its rarer vocabulary.
- 上above×71
- 殿feudal lord×56
- 光秀Kōshuu×54
- 私I×31
- 日向sunny place×31
- 信長Nobunaga×24
- 内蔵助Kurasuke×23
- 明智Akachi×19
- 桔梗Chinese bellflower (Platycodon grandiflorus)×19
- 左馬之助Samanosuke×18
- 城castle×17
- 申すto say×17
- 蘭丸Ranmaru×14
- 叔父上uncle×12
- 秀吉Shuukichi×12
- 細川Isasagawa×10
- 波多野Kitano×9
- 西国western part of Japan (esp. Kyushu, but ranging as far east as Kinki)×9
- 右大臣Minister of the Right (third-ranked official in the Department of State under the ritsuryō system)×9
- 丹波Tanba (former province located in parts of present-day Kyoto, Hyogo and Osaka prefectures)×7