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Posted by HPriest TH STAFF Tuesday, July 17, 2012

Amami Yuki to portray Oda Nobunaga in an upcoming drama two-parter

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On July 18th, Fuji TV announced that they are going to air a two-part drama titled 'Onna Nobunaga', revealing that actress Amami Yuki will be starring as a female version of Oda Nobunaga during the Sengoku period.

Amami might have already became familiar of portraying a boss in the drama 'BOSS', but now she's going to stem the difficult role of playing the 'boss' of the Sengoku period. In this altered edition of Japan's history, Oda Nobuhide never had a second son but a daughter, who is still being raised as his heir and successor. The story is based on a novel by award-winning writer Sato Kenichi, which was published in 2006. It explores in great detail how things might have been handled if Oda Nobunaga was a woman up until the Honnoji Incident where Oda was forced to commit suicide.

The novel was already adapted into a stage play starring actress Kuroki Meisa in 2009, but it's the first time for it to get a movie or TV adaptation. "When I read the title, Amami's face suddenly popped up in my head," Fuji TV producer Murase Ken explained. Thus he immediately sent her the offer and she immediately gave her ready consent.

Amami commented, "How often do you get the chance to experience such a role in your life? It's a real blessing and a very much appreciated challenge for me."

She is going to disguise herself as the daimyo in the Sengoku period, but due to her gender she will face a much stronger opposition and many more struggles than the real Oda Nobunaga. One aspect of the drama will be the fact that she's not only going to portray a masculine and military-minded Oda with his trademark mustache, but also the well-behaved and feminine woman that she is by nature.

Of course there is coming a lot of pressure with playing such a popular historical figure, which was already portrayed by many great actors. However, Amami seems to be quite calm despite the pressure. She nonchalantly explained, "I've begun to master the art of keeping myself from getting worried. (laughs)"

The filming already began last week and she seems to be in a great mood. She said, "Every day I'm able to start full of enthusiasm and end with a satisfying tiredness. I'm devoting all of my energy to this project and I hope you'll look forward to it."

The biggest traitor in the history of Japan, Akechi Mitsuhide will be portrayed by actor Uchino Masaaki. However, in this version Akechi is in love with Oda from the bottom of his heart. Nonetheless Oda is getting married to Onou (Nouhime). Onou will be portrayed by actress Koyuki, who will finally make her drama comeback. Due to them both being women, Oda and Onou develop a great friendship and can talk about all kind of things, but it doesn't exactly make them look like a married couple. Adding the feelings of Akechi and we are in for a very strange love-triangle.

Other characters will be played by Iseya Yusuke, Nagasawa Masami, Tamayama Tetsuji, Nakamura Shido, Fujiki Naohito, Sato Koichi, and Nishida Toshiyuki.

'Onna Nobunaga' is scheduled to air at the end of the year, but an exact date and time have yet to be announced.

Sources: Sanspo (1,2,3), Oricon

  1. AMAMI-YUKI
  2. NAGASAWA-MASAMI
  3. UCHINO-MASAAKI
  4. FUJI-TV
  5. TAMAYAMA-TETSUJI
  6. ISEYA-YUSUKE
  7. KOYUKI
  8. SATO-KOICHI
  9. DRAMA-SPECIAL
  10. FUJIKI-NAOHITO
  11. NAKAMURA-SHIDO
  12. NISHIDA-TOSHIYUKI
  13. SATO-KENICHI
  14. ONNA-NOBUNAGA
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