The Dagger of Kamui (1985)
The Dagger of Kamui (1985)
A young boy named Jiro finds his mother and sister murdered in his home. Falsely accused of the crime, he flees from his village and meets a priest named Tenkai, who has him kill a rogue ninja named Tarouza. After fulfilling that task, Jiro undergoes training to become a master assassin. Many years later, Jiro finds out that he was an orphan and his real father was Tarouza, who had worked for Tenkai until he aborted his mission when he fell in love with an Ainu woman. The young ninja discovers that the Shogunate was to retrieve the lost treasure of Captain Kidd and use it to once again isolate Japan from the rest of the world. Using the clues that Tarouza had kept secret, Jiro - along with the female ninja Oyuki and a slave named Sam - travels to Russia and America to search for the treasure in hopes of using it to extract revenge from Tenkai.

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Cast

Hiroyuki Sanada Hiroyuki Sanada As: Jirô
Tarō Ishida Tarō Ishida As: Tenkai / Saigô Takamori
Yuriko Yamamoto Yuriko Yamamoto As: Chico / Julie Rochelle
Kaneto Shiozawa Kaneto Shiozawa As: Shingo
Takeshi Aono Takeshi Aono As: Sanpei
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Storyline

A young boy named Jiro finds his mother and sister murdered in his home. Falsely accused of the crime, he flees from his village and meets a priest named Tenkai, who has him kill a rogue ninja named Tarouza. After fulfilling that task, Jiro undergoes training to become a master assassin. Many years later, Jiro finds out that he was an orphan and his real father was Tarouza, who had worked for Tenkai until he aborted his mission when he fell in love with an Ainu woman. The young ninja discovers that the Shogunate was to retrieve the lost treasure of Captain Kidd and use it to once again isolate Japan from the rest of the world. Using the clues that Tarouza had kept secret, Jiro - along with the female ninja Oyuki and a slave named Sam - travels to Russia and America to search for the treasure in hopes of using it to extract revenge from Tenkai.


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Certification: PG

Details

Genres: Animation, Action, Adventure

Language: 日本語

Release Date: 08 March 1985

Country: JP

Runtime: 132m

Company Credits

Company: Madhouse, KADOKAWA

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Cast

Hiroyuki Sanada

Hiroyuki Sanada

Jirô

Tarō Ishida

Tarō Ishida

Tenkai / Saigô Takamori

Yuriko Yamamoto

Yuriko Yamamoto

Chico / Julie Rochelle

Kaneto Shiozawa

Kaneto Shiozawa

Shingo

Takeshi Aono

Takeshi Aono

Sanpei

Kazuyuki Sogabe

Kazuyuki Sogabe

Sam

Takashi Ebata

Takashi Ebata

Captain Drasnic

Takashi Toyama

Takashi Toyama

Tokachi Hanzô

Mami Koyama

Mami Koyama

Oyuki (voice)

Ichiro Nagai

Ichiro Nagai

Andô Shouzan (voice)

Directed By

Rintaro

Rintaro

Director

Writing Credits

Production Crew

Edited By

Costume and Makeup

Not currently known.

Sound

Ryudo Uzaki

Ryudo Uzaki

Original Music Composer

Eitetsu Hayashi

Eitetsu Hayashi

Original Music Composer

Visual Effects

Koji Morimoto

Koji Morimoto

Key Animation

Kyoko Matsubara

Kyoko Matsubara

Key Animation

Yoshiaki Kawajiri

Yoshiaki Kawajiri

Key Animation

Takashi Nakamura

Takashi Nakamura

Key Animation

Yasuomi Umetsu

Yasuomi Umetsu

Key Animation

Nobumasa Shinkawa

Nobumasa Shinkawa

Key Animation

Shinji Otsuka

Shinji Otsuka

Key Animation

Kengo Inagaki

Kengo Inagaki

Key Animation

Kitaro Kosaka

Kitaro Kosaka

Key Animation

Satoru Utsunomiya

Satoru Utsunomiya

Key Animation

Atsuko Fukushima

Atsuko Fukushima

Key Animation

Reiko Kurihara

Reiko Kurihara

Key Animation

Shigetaka Kiyoyama

Shigetaka Kiyoyama

Key Animation

Emi Hoshino

Emi Hoshino

Key Animation

Takuo Noda

Takuo Noda

Animation Director

Camera

Not currently known.

Lighting

Not currently known.

Art Department

Masao Maruyama

Masao Maruyama

Production Design

Takamura Mukuo

Takamura Mukuo

Art Direction

Kazuo Oga

Kazuo Oga

Painter

Other Crew

Kinichi Ishikawa

Kinichi Ishikawa

Cinematography

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