What If Shogun Ieyasu Tokugawa Was to Become the Prime Minister

A playful, fast-moving political fantasy that mixes pandemic anxiety with the absurd fun of legendary samurai running a modern government.

Directed by

Hideki Takeuchi

Genres

Drama, Fantasy

Starring

Minami Hamabe, Eiji Akaso, GACKT

Overview

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.

How it feels

Satirical, whimsical, earnest and tense. Brisk and easy to follow.

About

Politics, power, technology, media

Content

Mild violence and language. No gore or sexual content.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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