Search All

Search by Title

Release year:
Production year:

Advance Search

Search by Cast/Staff

Advance Search

Search by Company/Association

Advance Search

Categories

Genres

Genres: Specify

2009

Miyamoto Musashi: Soken ni Haseru Yume

Musashi: The Dream of the Last Samurai

宮本武蔵 双剣に馳せる夢

(c)2009 Production I.G / Musashi Production Committee

(c)2009 Production I.G / Musashi Production Committee

(c)2009 Production I.G / Musashi Production Committee

(c)2009 Production I.G / Musashi Production Committee

Release Date
June, 13th, 2009
Running Time
72 min
Genre
Historical , Animation
Color
Color
Screening Format
35mm
Screen Size
Cinema Scope (1:2.35)
Sound Processing
Dolby Surround,Dolby Surround 5.1

[ Directed by ]

[ Produced by ]

[ Cast ]

[ Staff ]

[ Production Company ]

Production I.G, PONY CANYON

[ Distributor (Japan) ]

PONY CANYON

[ Story ]

Miyamoto Musashi (c. 1584-1645) was an unrivalled swordsman who became renowned through stories of his excellent swordsmanship. He wrote a master treatise on military strategy, ‘The Book of Five Rings' and sought the way to enlighten his spirit and cultivate his mind. But what is the truth behind the myth? Is he a national hero fabricated for political purposes, or a universal man misplaced in time?
With ‘The Book of Five Rings' as his guide, maverick filmmaker Oshii Mamoru (Ghost in the Shell) unsheathes his unique vision of the greatest swordsman in Japanese history, cynically demolishing many clichés deeply rooted in popular imagery, in this unusual and controversial portrayal of a legendary character. Produced by animation studio Production I.G (Kill Bill: Vol.1; The Sky Crawlers) the movie is directed by Oshii's long-time collaborator, Nishikubo Mizuho, who brilliantly combines 2D and 3DCGI animation with live action footage in multiple narrative and visual styles, from swordplay classics to documentary language, devoting specific attention to the music score, in a mesmerizing east-meets-west fusion of sounds.

[ Official Site ]

http://www.production-ig.com

[ Premiere ]

World Premiere: International Film Festival Locarno 2009

[ Contact (International) ]

Production I.G, Inc.
2-1-9 Nakacho, Musashino-shi, Tokyo 180-0006
Attn: Francesco PRANDONI
tel: +81 422 53 0136
fax: +81 422 53 0189
E-mail: info@production-ig.co.jp
http://www.productionig.com

Relative Titles

MOONDRIVE

MOONDRIVE (2008)

Director
NAKAZAWA Kazuto
Cast
FURUTA Arata, TAKADA Shoko

In a city on the surface of the moon, people who have gotten hold of a map showing the location of a legendary treasure go on an adventure. Nakazawa Kazuto did the animation section of Kill Bill. Jiko (voice: Furuta Arata) is one of four desperados w...

Release Date
Oct, 11th, 2008
Tachigui: The Amazing Lives of the Fast Food Grifters

Tachigui: The Amazing Lives of the Fast Food Grifters (2006)

Director
OSHII Mamoru
Cast
KISSHOJI Kaito, HYODO Mako, SUZUKI Toshio

An animation with a totally new sensibility, directed by Oshii Mamoru of GHOST IN THE SHELL2:INNOCENCE (INNOCENCE). Legendary fast food grifters challenge eating places with all their might. These "play-for-keeps" grifters are depicted, making full u...

Release Date
Apr, 8th, 2006
GARM WARS: The Last Druid

GARM WARS: The Last Druid (2016)

Director
OSHII Mamoru
Cast
Lance HENRIKSEN, Kevin DURAND, Mélanie St-PIERRE

A fantasy film fusing live-action and anime costing 2 billion yen. Science fiction maestro, Oshii Mamoru, tells an all English story about the anguish of clone warriors in a parallel world. The producer of the Japanese language version is Studio Ghib...

Release Date
May, 20th, 2016
Drawer Hobs

Drawer Hobs (2010)

Director
KISE Kazuchika
Cast
NOTO Mamiko, OOURA Fuyuka, MATSUMOTO Megumi

Short fantasy produced as part of the Young Animators Fostering Project 2010, sponsored by the Agency for Cultural Affairs. Directorial debut of Kise Kazuchika, an animator at Production I.G, known for films including A Letter to Momo. Noeru (voice: ...

Release Date
Mar, 5th, 2011