Samurai Fiction (1998)
SF: Episode One (original title)Reference View | Change View
- 1h 51min
- Action, Adventure
- 01 Aug 1998 (Japan)
- Movie
A noble young samurai searches for a thief who has stolen a precious treasure and killed one of his clansmen and meets an older samurai who tries to deter him from the violence of revenge.
Director:
Writers:
Awards:
- 4 wins & 2 nominations.
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Cast
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Morio Kazama | ... |
Hanbei Mizoguchi
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| Mitsuru Fukikoshi | ... |
Heishiro Inukai
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Tomoyasu Hotei | ... |
Rannosuke Kazamatsuri
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Tamaki Ogawa | ... |
Koharu Mizoguchi
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Mari Natsuki | ... |
Okatsu
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| Taketoshi Naitô | ... |
Kanzen Inukai
(as Taketoshi Naitoh)
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Kei Tani | ... |
Kagemaru
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Fumiya Fujii | ... |
Ryunosuke Kuzumi
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Naoyuki Fujii | ... |
Shintaro Suzuki
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Ken Ohsawa | ... |
Tadasuke Kurosawa
(as Ken Osawa)
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Hiroshi Kanbe | ... |
Gosuke
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Ryôichi Yuki | ... |
Ninja Hayabusa
(as Ryoichi Yuki)
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Akiko Monô | ... |
Ninja Akakage
(as Akiko Monou)
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Taro Maruse | ... |
Sakyounosuke Kajii
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Ramo Nakajima | ... |
Denbei Kimura
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Ryô Iwamatsu | ... |
Muroto
(as Ryo Iwamatsu)
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Shôgo Suzuki | ... |
Yagi
(as Shogo Suzuki)
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| Pierre Taki | ... |
Bad Ronin Juzo Araki
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Diamond Yukai | ... |
Onimatsu
(as Yutaka Tadokoro)
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Utaroku Miyakoya | ... |
Kuma-san
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Yoshiaki Umegaki | ... |
Rascal Baba
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Masahiro Saitoh | ... |
Rascal Ohoka
(as Masahiro Satoh)
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Kazuhide Motooka | ... |
Rascal Tohyama
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Norikazu Kobayashi | ... |
Massage-Oichi
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Nagine Hoshikawa | ... |
Yukie Kimura
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Yasuhito Hida | ... |
Bad Ronin Kuroiwa
(as Yasuto Hida)
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Hideaki Yoshioka | ... |
Sakichi
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Ryûji Takasaki | ... |
Ushimatsu
(as Ryuji Takasaki)
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Shôichirô Akaboshi | ... |
Fire Three 1
(as Shoichiro Akaboshi)
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Shigetoshi Mashimo | ... |
Fire Three 2
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Wasaburô Nakamura | ... |
Fire Three 3
(as Wasaburo Nakamura)
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Eiji Takakura | ... |
Samurai on Opening
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Hiroyuki Yashiro | ... |
Samurai on Opening / Sayama
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Masataka Haji | ... |
Bad Ronin Kouno
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Kenzo Hagiwara | ... |
Lord of Nagashimaman
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Kinshi Yamamiya | ... |
Kaga
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Funezou Yamagata | ... |
Maeda
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Fusanosuke Kondo | ... |
Samurai with Flag
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Kan Takagi | ... |
Samurai on the Beach
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Toshizo Fujiwara | ... |
Samurai with Message
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Shoji Mayama | ... |
Clerk
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Hiroya Sugisaki | ... |
Ohta
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Takayuki Akaike | ... |
Kawai
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Masato Yoshioka | ... |
Sawamura
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Hiroyuki Mori | ... |
Disciple
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Kôtarô Inoue | ... |
Disciple
(as Koutaro Inoue)
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Ryo Sato | ... |
Disciple
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Rie Nonaka | ... |
Geisha Ayame
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Kayano Komaki | ... |
Geisha Yuri
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Yôko Yakushiji | ... |
Geisha Hoozuki
(as Yoko Yakushiji)
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Motohisa Gotoh | ... |
Sweet Sake Vendor
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Yasuhiro Usui | ... |
Basket Peddler
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Naomi Honda | ... |
Naochan
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Utako Miyagawa | ... |
Utako
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Mitsunobu Sekiguchi | ... |
Medicine Dealer
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Miki Akaba | ... |
Mistress at Tea House
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Manabu Miyashita | ... |
Broom Peddler
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Junichi Horiki | ... |
Large Cart
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Satoru Watabe | ... |
Large Cart
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Etsuro Kimura | ... |
Green Seller
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Nobuyuki Kamoshida | ... |
Samurai at Contest
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Hiroaki Okuda | ... |
Samurai at Contest
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Hiroki Hoshino | ... |
Samurai on Corridor
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Takanori Ikeno | ... |
Samurai on Corridor
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Kazutaka Ukita | ... |
Iga Ninja
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Takahiro Kudo | ... |
Ninja
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Miho Munakata | ... |
Ninja
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Yoshitada Azuma | ... |
Ninja
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Ken Hasegawa | ... |
Ninja
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Masaaki Ishida | ... |
Ninja
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Takayuki Yoshizaki | ... |
Ninja
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Seiji Yokoh | ... |
Ninja
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Masahiro Okamoto | ... |
Ninja
(as Masahito Okamoto)
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Akira Saitoh | ... |
Horse Man
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Kanae Takasaki | ... |
Child
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Kazuya Kobayashi | ... |
Child
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Shohei Fukuda | ... |
Child
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Kaede Kobayashi | ... |
Child
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Tsubasa Fukuda | ... |
Child
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Hiroyuki Hanada | ... |
Gambler
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Junji Ikehata | ... |
Gambler
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Katsu Nagaishi | ... |
Gambler
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Mao Kawaguchi | ... |
Gambling Master
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Naoyasu Tohkaie | ... |
Gambling Carpenter
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| Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
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Kitarô | ... |
Surveying Samurai (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Hiroyuki Nakano | ... | (directed by) |
Written by
| Hiroshi Saitô | ... | (written by) (as Hiroshi Saitoh) |
| Hiroyuki Nakano | ... | (scenario adaptation) |
Produced by
| Takaaki Ezaki | ... | producer |
| Kaoru Hayashi | ... | producer |
| Mitsuru Itô | ... | executive producer (as Mitsuru Itoh) |
| Hiroto Kimura | ... | producer |
| Tsuyoshi Takashiro | ... | producer |
Music by
| Tomoyasu Hotei | ... | (music by) |
Cinematography by
| Yujiro Yajima | ||
Editing by
| Kiyoharu Miyazaki | ... | (film edited by) |
| Hiroyuki Nakano | ... | (digitally edited by) |
Editorial Department
| Hiroyuki Aizawa | ... | assistant film editor |
| Jun'ichi Arai | ... | digital video editor (as Junichi Arai) |
| Nakaba Futagi | ... | post-production director |
| Keiji Igarashi | ... | optical |
| Yasutaka Ishihara | ... | keylink transfer |
| Toshiaki Kaneko | ... | keylink transfer |
| Yoshihito Kinoshita | ... | digital scanner |
| Noboru Kutsuki | ... | digital video editor |
| Masaharu Matsuura | ... | optical |
| Ichiro Mizumi | ... | assistant film editor |
| Yutaka Murata | ... | timer |
| Tetsuo Nakamizo | ... | negative film editor |
| Kunio Nishikubo | ... | lab manager |
| Toshihiro Ogawa | ... | optical |
| Masami Ohashi | ... | negative film editor |
| Tohru Setoyama | ... | assistant film editor |
| Yuusaku Shigeta | ... | digital video editor |
| Chiho Sudo | ... | negative film editor |
| Naoki Sumikawa | ... | operator: Heavyworks |
| Jin Suzuki | ... | digital edit supervisor (as Jin 'H' Suzuki) |
| Ken Takahashi | ... | digital video editor |
| Etsuro Ukai | ... | keylink transfer |
Casting By
| Miki Akaba | ... | (casting) |
Production Design by
| Hiroshi Fujita | ||
| Masateru Mochizuki | ||
Makeup Department
| Hiroshi Fujikawa | ... | hair & makeup |
| Katsuyoshi Hirano | ... | wig designer |
| Shoko Kawano | ... | hair & makeup: Mr. Hotei |
| Takahiro Naitoh | ... | samurai special makeup |
| Yoshihiro Saijyo | ... | hair & makeup |
| Tomoko Satoh | ... | hair & makeup |
| Osamu Shimura | ... | hair & makeup |
| Toshiko Tachikawa | ... | hairdresser: actresses |
| Saburo Watanabe | ... | hair & makeup designer |
Production Management
| Noriyuki Takahashi | ... | unit production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Yasuyuki Fujita | ... | first assistant director |
| Yuuichi Kanemaru | ... | third assistant director |
| Masami Moriki | ... | second assistant director |
Art Department
| Gouichi Enokida | ... | art department |
| Kenzo Kobayashi | ... | prop master |
| Shoichi Masubuchi | ... | art department |
| Hideaki Morohashi | ... | art department |
| Hiroyuki Nakano | ... | designer: titleback |
| Takayuki Satô | ... | art decorator (as Takayuki Satoh) |
| Hajime Tachibana | ... | designer: SF logo |
| Youichi Tobishima | ... | prop master |
| Yoshio Yoshida | ... | art department |
Sound Department
| Hiroshi Abe | ... | boom mic operator |
| Yukio Hokari | ... | sound effects |
| Ichirô Hoshi | ... | sound mixer (as Ichiro Hoshi) / sound recording (as Ichiro Hoshi) |
| Hideaki Ishii | ... | special sounds (as Hideki Ishii) |
| Mikio Mori | ... | dolby stereo consultant |
| Satoru Nakada | ... | natural sounds |
| Akira Nakano | ... | recordist |
| Akihiko Okase | ... | assistant sound effects |
| Mirai Ueno | ... | assistant sound mixer |
| Mori Yawataya | ... | boom mic operator |
Visual Effects by
| Tsuyoshi Eguchi | ... | production manager: McRay |
| Brett Franklin | ... | digital effects artist: Future Pirates |
| Wataru Furuta | ... | production manager: Future Pirates |
| Makiko Hara | ... | production controller: Future Pirates |
| Yosuke Hirota | ... | digital effects artist: Future Pirates |
| Naruhiko Inami | ... | cineon: Kodak Japan Limited |
| Shu Iwasaki | ... | assistant producer: Future Pirates |
| Osamu Kamisato | ... | digital effects artist: Future Pirates |
| Junji Kojima | ... | digital artist: Tee-vee Graphics |
| Buddy Marini | ... | production controller: Future Pirates |
| Nobi Mori | ... | production supervisor: Future Pirates |
| Katsuhiko Morisawa | ... | producer: McRay |
| Manfred Rocha | ... | digital effects artist: Future Pirates |
| Kazumasa Shibata | ... | digital artist: McRay |
| Yuki Takafumi | ... | digital effects artist: Future Pirates (as Takafumi Yuki) |
| Tsuyoshi Takashiro | ... | digital supervisor / producer: Future Pirates |
| Tom Watanabe | ... | digital effects artist: Future Pirates |
Stunts
| Eiji Takakura | ... | director of samurai |
| Keiji Yamada | ... | director of ninja |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Shinichi Chiba | ... | steadicam operator |
| Kazuaki Emori | ... | still photographer |
| Daiki Hayashi | ... | chief lighting director |
| Itaru Hirama | ... | still photographer |
| Koutaro Ishikawa | ... | first assistant cameraman |
| Mitsunori Isogai | ... | second assistant cameraman |
| Toshiyuki Kanemaru | ... | second underwater cameraman |
| Takashi Kobayashi | ... | lighting man |
| Tatsumi Kuramochi | ... | cam-remote operator |
| Tadahiko Matsui | ... | underwater cameraman |
| Yuji Matsui | ... | grip |
| Yoshiharu Matsuura | ... | grip |
| Hiroto Nagasawa | ... | lighting man |
| Daisuke Nanri | ... | grip |
| Takayuki Numazaki | ... | still photographer |
| Mitsugu Okumura | ... | second underwater cameraman |
| Toshiyuki Ookouchi | ... | lighting man |
| Takanori Shiihara | ... | lighting (as Kazutaka Shiihara) |
| Hideo Shimazaki | ... | grip |
| Masanobu Sugatsuke | ... | still photo coordinator |
| Shin Sugawara | ... | grip |
| Hidekazu Takahashi | ... | grip |
| Michinori Tsuda | ... | lighting man |
| Tatsurou Tsugawa | ... | grip (as Tatsuro Tsugawa) |
| Yoshitaka Tsutsui | ... | still photographer |
| Satoshi Tsuyuki | ... | cam-remote operator |
| Hideki Uzawa | ... | grip |
| Taro Watanabe | ... | second assistant cameraman |
| Futoshi Yokobori | ... | grip |
| Takafumi Yoshii | ... | grip |
Casting Department
| Hiroshi Miyashita | ... | casting manager |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Yoshihiko Egi | ... | styling: female |
| Hiroshi Hamazaki | ... | dresser |
| Kazuo Matsuda | ... | styling: male |
Music Department
| Leonard Eto | ... | musician |
| Naoyuki Fujii | ... | musician |
| Takeshi Fujii | ... | computer programmer |
| Richard Garriano | ... | musician |
| Hiroshi | ... | musician |
| Tomoyasu Hotei | ... | musician |
| Junji Ikehata | ... | musician |
| Kunihiko Imai | ... | engineer |
| Yoichi Murata | ... | musician |
| Koichiro Naka | ... | musician |
| Mari Natsuki | ... | singer: "Dance with Me" |
| Etsuyo Ota | ... | musician |
| Chris Peppler | ... | musician |
| Hidehito Satake | ... | instruments |
| Wan² Sekiguchi | ... | production producer |
| Shogo Suzuki | ... | musician |
| Umegoro Suzuki | ... | musician |
| Masakuni Takeno | ... | musician |
| Hal-oh Togashi | ... | musician |
| Toshiharu Umesaki | ... | computer programmer |
| Nobutaka Watanabe | ... | computer programmer |
| Takuo Yamamoto | ... | musician |
Script and Continuity Department
| Shinko Ishiyama | ... | scripter |
Transportation Department
| Kiyoshi Morimoto | ... | driver |
| Kunio Takamoto | ... | driver |
| Kazuyoshi Yamashita | ... | driver |
Additional Crew
| Atsushi Abe | ... | director: making video |
| Kazunari Abe | ... | production assistant / website |
| Tadao Amano | ... | production executive |
| Kaori Aoki | ... | publicity producer |
| Nakaba Futagi | ... | production assistant |
| Takeshi Hayashi | ... | production assistant |
| Yukio Kawabe | ... | promotion planner |
| Masayuki Kawakatsu | ... | producer: photobook |
| Jin Miura | ... | production assistant |
| Kentarô Moriya | ... | director: making video (as Kentaro Moriya) |
| Takao Nagashima | ... | production executive |
| Ken Nakamura | ... | manager: Nikko Edomura |
| Mahito Ohuchi | ... | producer: photobook |
| Naoki Takahashi | ... | promotion planner |
| Ikuya Takano | ... | production accountant |
| Hidehiko Tanaka | ... | publicity producer |
| Masato Tanaka | ... | diver |
| Naohisa Tomioka | ... | projector operator |
| Tomonobu Uryu | ... | diver |
| Kunio Watabe | ... | studio manager: AOI |
| Mitsuhiro Yamamoto | ... | director: making video |
| Natsuha Yamamoto | ... | publicity producer |
| Hiroyuki Yashiro | ... | assistant: Mr. Takakura |
Production Companies
- Nikko Edomura Satsueisyo (production)
- Peacedelic (in association with)
Distributors
- Rapid Eye Movies (1999) (Germany) (theatrical)
- Cine Qua Non Films (Japan)
- One World Media (Germany) (video)
Special Effects
- Future Pirates (special visual effects)
- McRay Laboratory (inferno compositing at)
- Teevee Graphics (animation: time warp typo)
Other Companies
- AC Enterprise (producers thanks)
- Aoi Studio (producers thanks)
- Araya Location Service (producers thanks)
- Cineo Camera (camera equipment)
- Eizo Tsuushin (producers thanks)
- IRc2 Corporation (producers thanks)
- KSC (producers thanks)
- Kamiya Editing Room (producers thanks)
- Kodak Japan (film provided by)
- Kurosawa Film Studio (producers thanks)
- L'espace Vision (producers thanks)
- MTV Japan (producers thanks)
- Maruni Studio (producers thanks)
- On-Air Azabu Studio (recording at)
- Planet Kingdom (recording at)
- Ray Co. (producers thanks)
- Shimada Production (endroll title)
- Sony PCL (producers thanks)
- Space Shower TV (producers thanks)
- T-mark (producers thanks)
- Takatsu Movie Decoration (producers thanks)
- Times In (producers thanks)
- Toho Costume (producers thanks)
- Tokyo FM Broadcasting Co. (producers thanks)
- Toshiba EMI (soundtracks available on)
- Toy Box (producers thanks)
- Toy Box (production)
- Tycoon Graphics (graphic design)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Three centuries ago, a precious sword has been stolen by Kazamatsuri -- the sword, which historic and symbolic value is priceless for the clan (Shogun Tokugawa donated it to clan 80 years before that, at the same time that he established them as the local rulers). Lord's counselor's young son Heishiro goes to retrieve the sword himself to protect the clan from the shame or possible demise. He is accompanied with two friends, Shintaro and Tadasuke, and followed by the ninjas of the clan. After Kazamatsuri wounds Heishiro and kills one of his friends, the young aristocrat still wants revenge more than sword itself, but meanwhile have to recover from his wounds, in the small forest house of a lonely samurai and his daughter. At the same time, Kamazatsuri stays in nearby town in the entertainment center run by Okatsu and falls into her. The older samurai tries to dissuade Heishiro from fighting with Kamazatsuri, but is himself gradually drawn into the conflict. Written by zelvopyr |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | The sword that is stolen in this film was borrowed from the estate of Toshirô Mifune. It was one of his personal swords. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Followed by Stereo Future (2001). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Save Me See more » |
| Quotes |
Kanzen Inukai:
Kagemaru! [Kagemaru drops down from a hatch in the ceiling] Kagemaru: Hai! Kanzen Inukai: You don't have to enter through the ceiling, you know. Kagemaru: I'm sorry, but as an old ninja, I don't really know how to enter from anywhere else. See more » |