When Lord Murashige rises up against the tyrannical Oda, he finds himself besieged within the walls of his own castle. Isolated, he is confronted with a series of mysterious crimes that shatter the fragile order of his court, plunging the fortress into fear and suspicion. With Oda's army closing in and a traitor hiding among his ranks, Murashige is forced into an uneasy alliance with Kanbei, a brilliant and dangerous strategist held prisoner in the dungeon, as he must outwit his enemies and uncover the truth before time runs out.
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| Directing | Kiyoshi Kurosawa | Director |
| Writing | Kiyoshi Kurosawa | Screenplay |
| Writing | Honobu Yonezawa | Novel |
| Production | Shigeaki Yoshida | Executive Producer |
| Production | Yuichi Tsuji | Executive Producer |
| Production | Satoko Ishida | Producer |
| Production | Takuro Owaki | Co-Producer |
| Production | Tetsuta Tone | Development Manager |
| Production | Hirotaka Aragaki | Development Manager |
| Production | Satoko Ishida | Development Manager |
| Camera | Yasuyuki Sasaki | Director of Photography |
| Lighting | Hidenori Nagata | Gaffer |
| Sound | Mikisuke Shimazu | Sound Recordist |
| Art | Tetsuo Harada | Production Design |
| Art | Kouji Kiwanami | Decorator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Noriko Mashiba | Costumer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Koji Omura | Makeup Artist |
| Editing | Kôichi Takahashi | Editor |
| Sound | Yoshihiro Hanno | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Shinji Watanabe | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Kenji Shibasaki | Sound Effects |
| Crew | Yukari Yaginuma | Script |
| Visual Effects | Shûji Asano | VFX Supervisor |
| Visual Effects | Jun Yokoishi | Visual Effects Director |
| Directing | Atsushi Unno | Assistant Director |
| Production | Takakazu Aiba | Production Manager |
| Sound | Mami Takaishi | Music Producer |
| Production | Kazunori Okada | Line Producer |
| Production | Tomoya Yamada | Production Manager |
