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.
Japanese study overview
Nobou no Shiro is a Japanese movie of 17,749 characters, with 2,172 unique words and 989 different kanji. Its difficulty rating on Jiten is expert, 4.1 out of 5. The full vocabulary list ranks all 2,172 words by how often they appear, and you can study them on Jiten or download them as an Anki deck.
Vocabulary highlights
Here are some of the words that appear most often in this media, as well as a sample of its rarer vocabulary.
- 長親Nagachika×68
- 丹波Tanba (former province located in parts of present-day Kyoto, Hyogo and Osaka prefectures)×65
- 兵(common) soldier×60
- 城castle×50
- 百姓farmer×41
- 戦war×41
- 殿Mr.×39
- 申すto say×36
- 靭負Utsubo×36
- 工(factory) worker×33
- 姫young lady of noble birth×33
- 様Mr×32
- 関白chief advisor to the Emperor (adviser)×28
- 正家Masaie×25
- 和泉Izumi×22
- 三成Sansei×21
- 和泉Izumi (former province located in the southwest of present-day Osaka Prefecture)×17
- 小田原Otawara×15
- 総大将supreme commander×15
- 正木evergreen spindle (Euonymus japonicus)×14