Screened nationwide in 360 theaters in collaboration with NCM Fathom Events
Marketing efforts generated nearly 10 million impressions
Submitted to A.M.P.A.S. for Oscar® Nomination Consideration
Directorial Debut of Masahiro Ando (Cowboy Bebop: Knocking on Heaven’s Door)
From Studio BONES (Eureka Seven, Full Metal Alchemist, Cowboy Bebop: Knocking on Heaven’s Door, Ouran Host High School Club, Angelic Layer, Ghost Slayers Ayashi, Wolf’s Rain)
商品描述
What qualifies a man as good or evil? Is it the amount of political power one attains, the quality of his swordsmanship or how well he serves his lord? With the fall of the second shogunate Japan has sunk into a state of disarray historians now call the Sengoku period, or the era of Warring States. Civil wars rage on throughout the many feudal holdings, where a man may raise his station in life simply by killing his superior.
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Whilst wandering this war torn country side a nameless ronin stumbles upon a young boy by the name of Kotaro, his dog and the many Chinese assassins dispatched to claim the boy in some strange ritual for immortality. Seeing something of his own past within the child, the nameless swordsman chooses to act as his bodyguard but can he truly keep Kotaro from the clutches of the Ming and their bloodthirsty blonde mercenary, Luo-Lang?
Wasn't too sure what to expect of this but it turned out to be an excellent piece of entertainment.
All aspects of the animation are top notch, the characters are well rounded and the action is visceral.
Highly recommended for all you anime fans.
Oh and the quality on bluray is stunning, I highly recommend this film.