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2014

Setouchi kaizoku monogatari

Samurai Pirates

瀬戸内海賊物語

(c)Copyright 2014 Samurai Pirates Film Committee

(c)Copyright 2014 Samurai Pirates Film Committee

(c)Copyright 2014 Samurai Pirates Film Committee

(c)Copyright 2014 Samurai Pirates Film Committee

Release Date
May, 31st, 2014
Running Time
116 min
Genre
Action/Adventure , Drama , Children/Family , Historical , Feature
Color
Color
Screening Format
DCP,Blu-ray,DVD,HDCAM
Screening Format with Subtitles
English (DVD,HDCAM)

[ Directed by ]

[ Produced by ]

[ Cast ]

[ Staff ]

[ Production Company ]

Samurai Pirates Film Committee

[ Distributor (Japan) ]

SHOCHIKU

[ Story ]

Refreshing adventure about kids searching for treasure from the Murakami pirates, set against the natural beauty of the Seto Inland Sea. Director Omori Kenichi also penned the script, which won the Angel Road Screenplay Contest Grand Prize at the 2011 Setouchi International Children's Film Festival.
Murakami Kaede (Shibata Kyoka), the last descendent of the Murakami pirates from the Warring States period, discovers an old flute in a storehouse. It is a clue to the location of the buried treasure that has been rumored over the generations in the Murakami family. Kaede embarks on a search for the treasure to help the islanders, who are rocked by the closure of a ferry line.

[ Official Site ]

http://setokai.jp

[ Film Festivals, Awards ]

2013 LA EigaFest
2014 Hawaii International Film Festival

[ Contact (International) ]

For further contact details, please contact UNIJAPAN -> [ Contact ]

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