HonnoJi in Flames

The plot is based on the novel Akechi Samanosuke no Koi the final work in a trilogy by Hiroshi Kato about the forced suicide of Oda Nobunaga at the temple Honnoji Historically the general Akechi Mitsuhide is credited with causing Nobunagas downfall Katos novel focuses on Mitsuhides nephew Samanosuke who fought alongside his uncle during the assault on Honnoji