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 16,949 characters, with 2,112 unique words and 966 different kanji. Its difficulty rating on Jiten is expert, 4.1 out of 5. The full vocabulary list ranks all 2,112 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×54
- 城castle×50
- 丹波Tanba (former province located in parts of present-day Kyoto, Hyogo and Osaka prefectures)×45
- 殿Mr.×40
- 戦war×40
- 申すto say×36
- 工(factory) worker×33
- 様Mr×32
- 兵(common) soldier×31
- 者person×30
- 乙(the) second (party, rank, etc.)×28
- 関白chief advisor to the Emperor (adviser)×28
- 百姓farmer×27
- 靭負Utsubo×26
- 正家Masaie×19
- 三成Sansei×18
- 小田原Otawara×15
- 総大将supreme commander×15
- 正木evergreen spindle (Euonymus japonicus)×14
- 城代chamberlain×13