Heaven and Earth (1990)

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Warlords Kagetora and Takeda each wish to prevent the other from gaining hegemony in feudal Japan. The two samurai leaders pursue one another across the countryside, engaging in massive battles of cavalry and infantry. Younger and less brutal, Kagetora must find the strength to be as brutal as his opponent, but at what cost?

Release Date: November 24, 1990
Runtime: 1h 44m
Rating: 6.2/10 (18 votes)

Director: Haruki Kadokawa

Cast: Takaaki Enoki, Masahiko Tsugawa, Atsuko Asano, Naomi Zaizen, Hironobu Nomura, Toshiya Ito, Akira Hamada, Masataka Naruse

Production: KADOKAWA, IMAGICA, Nippon Television Network Corporation, TBS, KADOKAWA Daiei Studio

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Full Cast (28 people)

Takaaki Enoki as Kagetora / Uesugi Kenshin
Masahiko Tsugawa as Takeda Shingen
Atsuko Asano as Nami
Naomi Zaizen as Yae
Hironobu Nomura as Taro Yoshinobu
Toshiya Ito as Kakizaki Kageie
Akira Hamada as Naoe Kagetsuna
Masataka Naruse as Ōkuma Tomohide
Yûsuke Nagumo as Kitajō Takahiro
Takeshi Ōbayashi as Murakami Yoshikiyo
Masahiro Sudo as Yataro Kojima
Kaitaro Nozaki as Tatsuzo Miya
Tatsuhiko Tomoi
Satoshi Sadanaga as Genzo Akiyama
Morio Kazama as Imperial Messenger
Masatô Ibu as Hitachisuke Akita
Kyôko Kishida as Maid-In-Waiting
Hideji Ōtaki as Matasaburo Tachibana
Taro Ishida
Meikyo Yamada as Hatsukano Gengoro
Takashi Totsuka
Keisuke Nakai
Yuki Kazamatsuri as Hitachisuke Akita's Wife
Tomomichi Nishimura as Narrator
Hideo Murota as Obu Toramasa
Hiroyuki Okita as Kosaka Danjo
Isao Natsuyagi as Yamamoto Kansuke
Tsunehiko Watase as Usami

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Heaven and Earth

Heaven and Earth

Heaven and Earth

Heaven and Earth

Heaven and Earth

104 min

Warlords Kagetora and Takeda each wish to prevent the other from gaining hegemony in feudal Japan. The two samurai leaders pursue one another across the countryside, engaging in massive battles of cavalry and infantry. Younger and less brutal, Kagetora must find the strength to be as brutal as his opponent, but at what cost?

104 min

Warlords Kagetora and Takeda each wish to prevent the other from gaining hegemony in feudal Japan. The two samurai leaders pursue one another across the countryside, engaging in massive battles of cavalry and infantry. Younger and less brutal, Kagetora must find the strength to be as brutal as his opponent, but at what cost?

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Original LanguageJapanese

Release Date11/24/1990

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KADOKAWA Daiei Studio

Nikkatsu Studio

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Cast

Takaaki Enoki

as Kagetora / Uesugi Kenshin

Masahiko Tsugawa

as Takeda Shingen

Atsuko Asano

as Nami

Naomi Zaizen

as Yae

Hironobu Nomura

as Taro Yoshinobu

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Toshiya Ito

as Kakizaki Kageie

Akira Hamada

as Naoe Kagetsuna

Masataka Naruse

as Ōkuma Tomohide

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is Heaven and Earth about?▾

Warlords Kagetora and Takeda each wish to prevent the other from gaining hegemony in feudal Japan. The two samurai leaders pursue one another across the countryside, engaging in massive battles of cav…

How long is Heaven and Earth?▾

1h 44m

When was Heaven and Earth released?▾

November 24, 1990

Who directed Heaven and Earth?▾

Haruki Kadokawa

Who stars in Heaven and Earth?▾

Takaaki Enoki, Masahiko Tsugawa, Atsuko Asano

What genre is Heaven and Earth?▾

Drama, History, War