Tajomaru (2009)

TAJOMARU is the famous 'bandit' of the forest from RASHOMON. Whoever kills Tajomaru inherits his name, status and sword. A royal brother leaves his kingdom to protect the princess he loves,... See full summary »

Director:

Hiroyuki Nakano

Writers:

Ryûnosuke Akutagawa (short story "Yabu no Naka"), Shin'ichi Ichikawa (screenplay)

Stars:

Shun Oguri, Yuki Shibamoto, Kei Tanaka

Cast

Credited cast:
Shun Oguri	...	Naomitsu Hatakeyama
Yuki Shibamoto	...	Ako
Kei Tanaka	...	Sakuramaru
Kyôsuke Yabe	...	Michikane
Hiroyuki Ikeuchi	...	Nobutsuna Hatakeyama
Hirotarô Honda	...	Hidetaka Kuriyama
Hiroki Matsukata	...	Tajomaru
Masaomi Kondô	...	Kagetoki
Ken'ichi Hagiwara	...	Ashikaga Yoshimasa
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Gô Ayano
Hihio Iwanaga
Shigeo Kobayashi	...	Samurai
Masato Shinkawa
Takamasa Suga
Yoshiyuki Yamaguchi

Storyline

TAJOMARU is the famous 'bandit' of the forest from RASHOMON. Whoever kills Tajomaru inherits his name, status and sword. A royal brother leaves his kingdom to protect the princess he loves, only to find a series of harrowing adventures along the way which lead him back to where he came from, and then disinheriting his past to become the bandit TAJOMARU.

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Plot Keywords:

rashomon | 

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Taglines:

A Prince becomes a bandit to save his state and heroine

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Genres:

Action | Crime | Drama

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Details

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Release Date:

12 September 2009 (Japan)

Also Known As:

Tajomaru - Räuber und Samurai

Filming Locations:

Fukuyama City, Hiroshima, Japan

Company Credits

Production Co:

Tristone Entertainment Inc.,Fuji Television Network,Warner Bros.

Technical Specs

Runtime:

126 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Mifune Toshiro played the part of Tajomaru in the 1950 movie "Rashomon".

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Soundtracks

PRAY
Written by Tak Matsumoto
Performed by Tak Matsumoto (as Takahiro Matsumoto) and Kôshi Inaba (as B'z)
Courtesy of VERMILLION RECORDS

User Reviews

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This Japanese movie is a must see for the experienced and true lover of the genre. I must admit it is a new way of telling and old story but with superb achievement.

This movie will touch your heart while satisfying the thrill of many great fight scenes.

The score has the well known feel of such a saga and a well placed Asian Pop feel if you can believe they can be interwoven. This one pulls it off, over the top.

Followed closely the plot will unfold perfectly. A very deep and satisfying story that is not drawn out.

Please do yourself a favor and do not miss this gem....I Cried....I Smiled ....I yelled ....and Cheered.!!!