Onimusha: Warlords (Video Game 2001)
"Onimusha" (original title)

Murderous demons are invading the kingdom and slaughtering people late at night. Soon they dominated the castle and conquered the whole land. A powerful slain Warlord is the leader of the ... See full summary »

Director:

Jun Takeuchi

Writers:

Choko Sakai (screenplay), Hirohisa Soda (screenplay),

Stars:

Takeshi Kaneshiro, Akio Ôtsuka, Nao Takamori

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Takeshi Kaneshiro	...	Samanosuke Akechi (voice)
Akio Ôtsuka	...	Nobunaga Oda / Fortinbras (voice)
Nao Takamori	...	Kaede (voice)
Makoto Tsumura	...	Yumemaru (voice)
Akemi Okamura	...	Princess Yuki (voice)
Tôru Ôkawa	...	Tokichiro Kinoshita (voice) (as Toru Ohkawa)
Tamio Ôki	...	Guildenstern (voice) (as Tamio Ohki)
Naomi Kusumi	...	Osric (voice) (as Naoki Kusumi)
Kaho Kôda	...	Nui / Hecuba (voice) (as Kaho Kohda)
Hiroyuki Yokoo	...	Soldier A (voice)
Akimitsu Takase	...	Soldier B (voice)
Kenji Hamada	...	Soldier C / Gate Keeper (voice)
Masakazu Suzuki	...	Soldier D (voice)
Seijiro Choda	...	Soldier E (voice)
Ichirô Nagai	...	Mysterious Voice / Narrator (voice)

Storyline

Murderous demons are invading the kingdom and slaughtering people late at night. Soon they dominated the castle and conquered the whole land. A powerful slain Warlord is the leader of the demons, and it is looking dark for the kingdom. You are a mighty Samurai summoned by the Princess to save everyone. Now only you can slay the evil demons and banish them to Hell. Go forth and save the land...

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Plot Keywords:

demon | based on play

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Taglines:

Only through unyielding courage can a warrior overcome those obstacles which at first appear overwhelming.

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Drama | Fantasy | Horror | Mystery

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Certificate:

M

Details

Country:

Japan Hong Kong

Language:

English Japanese

Release Date:

14 March 2001 (USA)

Also Known As:

Genma Onimusha

Company Credits

Production Co:

Capcom Company

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

The PS2 version of Onimusha sold almost 4 million copies

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Quotes

Samanosuke Akechi: [to demon scientist] Face me, demon!

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Connections

References Hamlet (1996)

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Soundtracks

"Onimusha Main Theme"
Composed by Mamoru Samuragôchi (as Mamoru Samuragoch)
Performed by New Japan Philharmonic
Conducted by Takashi Niigaki
Second Conducted by Masato Kouchi
Syakuhachi (Bamboo Flute): Katsuya Yokoyama
Koto (Japanese Harp): Kazue Sawai
Ohtsudumi (Knee Drum): Shonosuke Ohkura
Kotsudumi (Shoulder Drum): Shunichiro Hisada
Shime Daiko (Japanese Drum): Kiyoshi Yoshitani
Nohkan (Japanese Flute): Yukihiro Issoh
Shoh (Japanese Flute): Setsuko Noda
Hichiriki (Japanese Flageolet): Myotoku Inaba, Gidayu Samisen, Yumiko Tanaka, Semisen, Etsuko Takezawa
Shinobue (Japanese Flute): Hiroyuki Koinuma
Biwa (Japanese Flute): Kakujo Nakamura
Wadaiko (Japanese Drum): Eitetsu Hayashi
Jun Enoki (Opus Corp.)

User Reviews

Fantastic Game, albeit short. Fantastic. Can't wait for the sequel.

Onimusha really is a fantastic video game, one of the first really good games for the Playstation 2 console. The use of a real person having the main character based on him is quite amusing, in this case of Takeshi Kaneshiro having Samonosuke Akechi modeled after him. The game has an underlying demonic theme that I personally did not care fore. But nevertheless it's a fantastic game. Worth buying!