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Tajomaru: Avenging Blade

2009 · 126 min

A brooding, sword-swinging period drama that feels like a somber legend of identity and loss.

Directed by
Hiroyuki Nakano
Genres
Action, History, Drama
Starring
Shun Oguri, Yuki Shibamoto, Kei Tanaka
Overview
TAJOMARU is the famous 'bandit' of the forest from RASHOMON. Whoever kills Tajomaru inherits his name, status and sword. A royal brother leaves his kingdom to protect the princess he loves, only to find a series of harrowing adventures along the way which lead him back to where he came from, and then disinheriting his past to become the bandit TAJOMARU.

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Directed by
Hiroyuki Nakano
Genres
Action, History, Drama
Starring
Shun Oguri, Yuki Shibamoto, Kei Tanaka
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • identity
  • betrayal
  • love
  • power
  • redemption
Places
  • wilderness
  • countryside
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action7
Horror2
Humour2
Realism6
Romance4
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
action, history, drama
Directed by
Hiroyuki Nakano
Written by
Mataichirô Yamamoto, Shin'ichi Ichikawa
Starring
Shun Oguri, Yuki Shibamoto, Kei Tanaka, Hiroyuki Ikeuchi, Hirotaro Honda, Kyosuke Yabe, Hiroki Matsukata, Yoshiyuki Yamaguchi
Music
Naoki Ohtsubo
Cinematography
Takumi Furuya
Runtime
126 min
Country
Japan
Languages
Japanese

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