What If Shogun Ieyasu Tokugawa Was to Become the Prime Minister
もしも徳川家康が総理大臣になったら
Synopsis
In the year 2020, when Covid-19 is rapidly spreading around the world, chaos ensues and people's daily lives are completely upended. A virus outbreak suddenly occurs at the prime minister's office in Japan. This leads to the prime minister's sudden death. The Japanese government then puts in place an unprecedented plan, which is to bring back the greatest leaders from Japan's past through AI holograms and form a super cabinet with them. These famous individuals include Ieyasu Tokugawa, Ryoma Sakamoto, Nobunaga Oda, and Hideyoshi Toyotomi. People are stunned and at the same time go crazy over the endless execution of policies by this new legendary cabinet. Risa Nishimura wants to become an announcer and currently works as a TV reporter for a broadcasting station. She approaches a government spokesperson, Ryoma Sakamoto, for an exclusive scoop. Due to an unexpected case, she realizes that something is going on behind this cabinet.
Top Cast
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Minami Hamabe
Risa Nishimura
Eiji Akaso
Ryoma Sakamoto
GACKT
Nobunaga Oda
Masahiro Takashima
Yoshimune Tokugawa
Noriko Eguchi
Masako Hojo
Tetsuhiro Ikeda
Tsunayoshi Tokugawa
Shinya Kote
Yoshimitsu Ashikaga
Mijika Nagai
Shotoku Prince
Arisa Mizuki
Shikibu Murasaki
Naoto Takenaka
Hideyoshi Toyotomi
Mansai Nomura
Ieyasu Tokugawa
Takuma Otoo
Mitsunari Ishida
Koji Yamamoto
Toshizo Hijikata
Zen Kajihara
Keiichi Morimoto
Suguru Adachi
Takuya Yoshida
Kazutoyo Koyabu
Toru Shimakawa
Yoshi Sakō
Manabu Mikoshiba
Financials & Box Office Performance
Production Budget
Undisclosed
Filming & production cost
Worldwide Gross
$6.8M
Total global ticket sales
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Hideki Takeuchi
- Screenplay & Story
- Yuichi Tokunaga
- Original Score
- Achilles Damigos, Oh!Be
- Original Title
- もしも徳川家康が総理大臣になったら
- Country of Origin
- Japan
- Spoken Languages
- Japanese
- Runtime
- 1h 50m
- Worldwide Gross
- $6.8M
- Production Studios
- TOHO Studios, TOHO, Sunmark Publishing, Tristone Entertainment, Lawson, Akita Shoten, Quaras, Nippon Broadcasting System
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Hideki Takeuchi
Yuichi Tokunaga, Akihito Manabe
Achilles Damigos, Oh!Be
Sohei Tanikawa
Hiroshi Matsuo
Yoshihiro Kubota, Hisashi Usui, Yurika Koike
Department Leadership Roster
Hideki Takeuchi
Director
Yoshihiro Kubota
Producer
Yuichi Tokunaga
Screenplay
Yurika Koike
Producer
Hiroshi Matsuo
Editor
Isao Tsuge
Costume Design
Yoji Abeki
Production Design
Sohei Tanikawa
Director of Photography
Achilles Damigos
Original Music Composer
Oh!Be
Original Music Composer
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What is What If Shogun Ieyasu Tokugawa Was to Become the Prime Minister about?
In the year 2020, when Covid-19 is rapidly spreading around the world, chaos ensues and people's daily lives are completely upended. A virus outbreak suddenly occurs at the prime minister's office in Japan. This leads to the prime minister's sudden death. The Japanese government then puts in place an unprecedented plan, which is to bring back the greatest leaders from Japan's past through AI holograms and form a super cabinet with them. These famous individuals include Ieyasu Tokugawa, Ryoma Sakamoto, Nobunaga Oda, and Hideyoshi Toyotomi. People are stunned and at the same time go crazy over the endless execution of policies by this new legendary cabinet. Risa Nishimura wants to become an announcer and currently works as a TV reporter for a broadcasting station. She approaches a government spokesperson, Ryoma Sakamoto, for an exclusive scoop. Due to an unexpected case, she realizes that something is going on behind this cabinet.
Who directed What If Shogun Ieyasu Tokugawa Was to Become the Prime Minister?
What If Shogun Ieyasu Tokugawa Was to Become the Prime Minister was directed by Hideki Takeuchi.
Who stars in What If Shogun Ieyasu Tokugawa Was to Become the Prime Minister?
The principal cast of What If Shogun Ieyasu Tokugawa Was to Become the Prime Minister includes Minami Hamabe, Eiji Akaso, GACKT, Masahiro Takashima, Noriko Eguchi.
When was What If Shogun Ieyasu Tokugawa Was to Become the Prime Minister released and how long is it?
What If Shogun Ieyasu Tokugawa Was to Become the Prime Minister was released in 2024 with a total runtime of 1h 50m.
How much did What If Shogun Ieyasu Tokugawa Was to Become the Prime Minister make at the box office?
What If Shogun Ieyasu Tokugawa Was to Become the Prime Minister grossed $6.8M in worldwide ticket sales.
Who composed the musical score for What If Shogun Ieyasu Tokugawa Was to Become the Prime Minister?
The original motion picture soundtrack for What If Shogun Ieyasu Tokugawa Was to Become the Prime Minister was composed by Achilles Damigos, Oh!Be.
Is What If Shogun Ieyasu Tokugawa Was to Become the Prime Minister based on a book or true story?
What If Shogun Ieyasu Tokugawa Was to Become the Prime Minister is adapted from the following source material: Novel: "Akihito Manabe".