Samurai Fiction
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Hiroyuki Nakano
Morio Kazama
Mitsuru Fukikoshi
Tomoyasu Hotei
Tamaki Ogawa
Taketoshi Naito
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
Described as the "world's first rock'n'roll samurai movie," this story follows hot-headed 17th century Shogun, Heishiro Inukai, on his quest to reclaim his clan's sacred sword.
Director
Hiroyuki Nakano
Cast
Morio Kazama
Mitsuru Fukikoshi
Tomoyasu Hotei
Tamaki Ogawa
Taketoshi Naito
Kei Tani
Hiroshi Kanbe
Ken Osawa
Naoyuki Fujii
Fumiya Fujii
Crew
Mikii Akaba
Takaaki Ezaki
Hiroshi Fujita
Yasuyuki Fujita
Kaoru Hayashi
Ichiro Hoshi
Tomoyasu Hotei
Mitsuru Itô
Hiroto Kimura
Kiyoharu Miyazaki
Masateru Mochizuki
Hiroyuki Nakano
Hiroyuki Nakano
Hiroshi Saito
Tsuyoshi Takashiro
Yujiro Yajima
Film Details
Technical Specs
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States 1998
Released in United States January 1999
Released in United States May 1999
Released in United States October 1998
Released in United States on Video October 21, 2003
Released in United States Winter January 1, 1998
Shown at Cannes Film Festival (market) May 12-23, 1999.
Shown at Montreal World Film Festival August 27 - September 7, 1998.
Shown at Sundance Film Festival (Park City at Midnight) in Park City, Utah January 21-31, 1999.
Feature directorial debut for Hiroyuki Nakano.
Released in United States 1998 (Shown at Montreal World Film Festival August 27 - September 7, 1998.)
Released in United States January 1999 (Shown at Sundance Film Festival (Park City at Midnight) in Park City, Utah January 21-31, 1999.)
Released in United States Winter January 1, 1998
Released in United States May 1999 (Shown at Cannes Film Festival (market) May 12-23, 1999.)
Released in United States October 1998 (Shown at American Film Institute (AFI) Los Angeles International Film Festival (Official Competition) October 22-31, 1998.)
Released in United States on Video October 21, 2003
