Akechi Mitsuhide 10 No Nazo (Takarajimasha Shinsho)

[Machine Translation] Mitsuhide Akechi, a vassal of the Oda clan, defeated his master, Nobunaga Oda, at Honnoji Temple, just one step away from unifying Japan. Mitsuhide is said to be descended from the Toki clan, but his life is still shrouded in mystery. Who in the world was Mitsuhide? Why did Nobunaga place so much importance on Mitsuhide? What was his relationship with his ally Fujitaka Hosokawa? What was the motive for the Honnoji Incident? Was Mitsuhide a rebel who avenged his lord or a righteous man who avenged a tyrant? Why did the war end in three days? Popular historian Kazuto Hongo and Tamao Hosokawa, a descendant of the Hosokawa and Akechi families, will explore the real image of Akechi Mitsuhide, the hottest military commander of the Warring States period and the main character in the NHK historical drama "Kirin ga Kuru".

天下統一まであと一歩と迫った主君・織田信長を本能寺にて討った織田家家臣・明智光秀。土岐一族の流れを汲むとも言われる光秀はしかし、その前半生は未だ謎に包まれている。いったい光秀は何者なのか。なぜ、信長は光秀を重用したのか。盟友・細川藤孝との関係は?未だ解明されていない本能寺の変の動機は?光秀は主君を討った謀反人か、暴君を討った正義の人か!?三日天下に終わったのはなぜか?人気歴史学者・本郷和人氏と、細川家・明智家の末裔である細川珠生氏が、NHK大河ドラマ『麒麟がくる』の主人公、今一番ホットな戦国武将・明智光秀の実像に迫る。