Onna Joshu Naotora (2017)

Oooh, today I'll entertain you guys with the Nobunaga featured in taiga drama Onna Joshu Naotora (for the more international of you, Naotora: the Lady Warlord). This interesting production tries to challenge the typical stereotype of the "sengoku princess" by portraying the life of Ii Naotora, one of the first "female daimyo" ever.

Ichikawa Ebizo XI as Nobunaga, challenging Kabuki

Since the announcement of the TV Special about Nobunaga featuring Ichikawa Ebizo XI, I decided to make this post about one of his first takes on our favourite warlord, featuring this pamphlet of the stage play Nobunaga. This modern kabuki was performed in Tokyo and Osaka in Winter 2006.

Cast reveal and infos about "Okehazama" TV Special

--It looks like on March 26, Fuji TV will grant its audience a 2+ hours-long TV special focused on Nobunaga and his "turning point" with the battle of Okehazama. The title is Okehazama ～Oda Nobunaga, the Birth of the Overlord～ (桶狭間～織田信長 覇王の誕生～, Okehazama ～Oda Nobunaga Haō no Tanjō～) and it will feature legendary actor Ichikawa Ebizo XI as Nobunaga.
This is not the first time for Ichikawa as Nobunaga, in fact he interpreted him already in the taiga drama Naotora: The Lady Warlord (2017).

New Nobunaga 1/6 figure by TOUGH GUYS

--I was looking around the web for figures dedicated to Chinese drama Three Kingdoms, and I stumbled on a new Nobunaga figure to be released this year! This boy is ought to be released on Q3 2021 (so--around September?) and he looks quite affordable, too.