Dagger of Kamui

Kamui no ken, animated, 1985.

DIRECTED BY: Rintaro (Shigeyuki Hayashi)

Dagger of Kamui

CAST:
Hiroyuki Sanada (Jiro),
Mami Koyama (Oyuki),
Tarô Ishida (Tenkai),
Yuriko Yamamoto (Chico),
Ichirô Nagai (Andô Shouzan)

SCRIPT:
Mori Masaki (prema priči Toru Yanoa)

PHOTOGRAPHY:
Iwao Yamaki; a: Takuo Noda

Synopsis:
In 19th century Japan, during the shogun era, a young orphan Jiro is left on a boat with a Kamui dagger, which proves that he is a member of the Ainu tribe. At the age of thirteen, Jiro’s foster parent gets murdered and he is accused of the crime. He runs away and meets a priest Tenkai who trains him to be a ninja. But, Tenkai is not what he seems to be…

color, 35mm, 132 min