Kubi (2023): Cast, Box Office & Plot
Kubi is a 2023 action thriller starring Ryo Kase as Oda Nobunaga, Ken'ichi Endô and Kimiyoshi Kibe. It runs 2 hours 11 minutes and earned $6.1 million worldwide.
Japanese What Is Kubi About?
The premise of Kubi without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.
Amidst the power struggles of feudal Japan, Lord Oda Nobunaga seeks to unify the nation through military conquest against competing clans. A crisis arises when Araki Murashige, a key vassal, leads a rebellion and vanishes, threatening Nobunaga’s ambitions and plunging the region into further turmoil. The search for the traitorous Murashige becomes paramount to maintaining order and achieving ultimate control.
Kubi Themes & Keywords
· 38 tags- based on true story
- japanese history
- warlord
- plot
- assassination
- power struggle
- 16th century
- death
- written by director
- based on real people
- 1580s
- year 1582
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- sengoku period
- period drama
- period piece
- battle
- castle
- animal
- weapon
- sword
- katana
- rifle
- spear
- shuriken
- horse
- samurai
- blood
- violence
- fight
- japanese drama
- live action adaptation
- japanese
- historical drama
- japan
- samurai action
- gay
- gay japanese
- based on novel
Kubi Cast & Characters
Ryo Kase leads the cast as Oda Nobunaga, with Ken'ichi Endô as Araki Murashige and Kimiyoshi Kibe as Fake General in Battle.
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Ryo Kase as Oda Nobunaga -
Ken'ichi Endô as Araki Murashige - Kimiyoshi Kibe as Fake General in Battle
- Kaoru Kobayashi as Tokugawa Ieyasu
Also Starring in Kubi
· 50 more- Takeshi Kitano Hashiba Hideyoshi
- Nao Ômori Hashiba Hidenaga
- Hidetoshi Nishijima Akechi Mitsuhide
- Ittoku Kishibe Sen no Rikyu
- Tadanobu Asano Kuroda Kanbei
- Shido Nakamura Naniwa Mosuke
- Jun Soejima Yasuke
- Kanji Tsuda Tamezo
- Susumu Terajima Hanya no Sahei
- Ken'ichi Yajima Todakatsu Honda
- Masanobu Katsumura Saito Toshimitsu
- Keisuke Horibe Tadaie Ukita
- Naomasa Musaka Ankokuji Ekei
- Yoshiyoshi Arakawa Shimizu Muneharu
- Takashi Nishina Koroku Hachisuka
- Ikuji Nakamura Kazumasu Takigawa
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- Yûrei Yanagi Village Man
- Kenta Kiritani Hattori Hanzo
- Ryota Bando Swordsman
- Rie Shibata Matsu
- Yuichi Kimura Sorori Shinzaemon
- Makoto Ashikawa Priest
- Kanichiro Sato Mori Ranmaru
- Sotaro Tanaka Swordsman
- Kenzo Ryu Swordsman
- Toshihide Tonesaku Nagahide Niwa
- Yojin Hino Samurai
- Makoto Ôtake Mamiya Buryou
- Tetsu Hirahara Bosatsu no Gonzo
- Shoken Kunimoto Swordsman
- Ginpei Sato Swordsman
- Makoto Kikuchi Geisha
- Tatsuo Higashida Dancer
- Kazuhiko Kubo Fake General
- Nao Yamauchi Dancer
- Omiya no Matsu Farmer
- Takeshi Ohnishi Swordsman
- Yasushi Hirai Dancer
- Tomomi Shimamura Girlfriend
- Rie Shimizu Dancer
- Hawking Aoyama Kogenbo
- Amawres Ani Choji
- Shinichi Kotani Swordsman
- Tsuyoshi Hayakawa Swordsman
- Yoshiko Nonome Geisha
- Santiago Herrera Foreign Priest
- Malta Ayase Dancer
- Kyoko Matsumoto Geisha
- Sayaka Tsukahara Geisha
- Katsushi Ikeda Dancer
Kubi Plot Summary
What happens in Kubi from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 19 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 2-minute read.
Spoilers ahead
Spanning from the 1579 Siege of Arioka Castle to the aftermath of the Battle of Yamazaki in 1582, the film presents a gritty reimagining of Japanese history. The narrative focuses on the toxic power dynamics within the officer corps of Ryo Kase as Oda Nobunaga, who maintains control over his generals through a combination of sexual domination and psychological intimidation. Nobunaga lures his subordinates with promises of succession while secretly plotting to eliminate potential threats, including Kaoru Kobayashi as Tokugawa Ieyasu and Takeshi Kitano as Hashiba Hideyoshi.
Full summary
The whole story of Kubi, scene by scene
Kubi Box Office
Kubi grossed $6.1 million worldwide.
Worldwide gross
$6.1M
- International
- $6.1M
Kubi Trailers & Videos
The trailer of Kubi.
How Well Do You Know Kubi?
10 questions about the story, each with a hint if you get stuck. Pick an answer to see whether you were right.
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What does the Japanese title 'Kubi' refer to?
Kubi Also Known As
5 alternative titles, including “쿠비” and “Neck”.
- Also known as
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- 쿠비
- Neck
- 목
- 首級
- Шея
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Movies Like Kubi
Films with a similar story, tone or audience, including Sekigahara, Kagemusha and Chûshingura.
Kubi FAQ: Cast, Box Office & Runtime
Runtime, release date, cast, box office, post-credit scenes and language of Kubi, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Kubi?
Kubi runs 2 hours 11 minutes (131 minutes).
When was Kubi released?
Kubi was released on May 23, 2023.
Who is in the cast of Kubi?
Kubi stars Ryo Kase as Oda Nobunaga, Ken'ichi Endô as Araki Murashige and Kimiyoshi Kibe as Fake General in Battle, among 54 credited actors.
How much did Kubi make at the box office?
Kubi grossed $6.1 million worldwide.
Does Kubi have a post-credit scene?
No. Kubi has no extra scene during or after the credits.
What language is Kubi in?
The original language of Kubi is Japanese.
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