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Ballad

2009 · 132 min

A sweeping, earnest historical romance with time-travel whimsy, mixing battlefield stakes with tender longing and a boy's wide-eyed wonder.

Directed by
Takashi Yamazaki
Genres
Drama, Action, Romance
Overview
Based on the plot of an award-winning Crayon Shin-chan animated movie from 2002, a boy named Shinichi time-travels and meets a feared general named Ijiri Matabei. Ijiri is in love with Princess Ren, who subsequently rejects an arranged marriage to Okura Itakatora, a powerful daimyo of northern Kanto. Enraged by the rejection, Okura sends a large army to Ijiri's smaller state, and it's up to Shinichi to change their destiny.
How it feels
Measured and needs your attention.
About
Love, war, fate, loyalty
Content
Mild violence. No gore, sexual content or swearing.
Note
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Directed by
Takashi Yamazaki
Genres
Drama, Action, Romance
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How it feels

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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    Places
    Era
    period
    Audience
    teen
    Form
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language none
    • Violence mild
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action5
    Horror0
    Humour3
    Realism4
    Romance6
    Tension5
    Darkness4
    Complexity5
    Emotional weight6

    Cast

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    Details

    Genres
    drama, action, romance
    Directed by
    Takashi Yamazaki
    Written by
    Takashi Yamazaki, Yoshito Usui
    Starring
    Tsuyoshi Kusanagi, Yui Aragaki, Takao Osawa, Yui Natsukawa, Michitaka Tsutsui, Akashi Takei, Ryo Toyomitsu, Yujiro Taki
    Runtime
    132 min
    Country
    Japan
    Languages
    German, Japanese

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