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Directed by
Hiroyuki Nakano Hiroyuki Nakano ... directed by
Written by
Hiroshi Saitô Hiroshi Saitô ... written by
Hiroyuki Nakano Hiroyuki Nakano ... scenario adaptation
Cast
Morio Kazama Morio Kazama ... Hanbei Mizoguchi
Mitsuru Fukikoshi Mitsuru Fukikoshi ... Heishiro Inukai
Tomoyasu Hotei Tomoyasu Hotei ... Rannosuke Kazamatsuri
Tamaki Ogawa Tamaki Ogawa ... Koharu Mizoguchi
Mari Natsuki Mari Natsuki ... Okatsu
Taketoshi Naitō Taketoshi Naitō ... Kanzen Inukai (as Taketoshi Naitoh)
Kei Tani Kei Tani ... Kagemaru
Fumiya Fujii Fumiya Fujii ... Ryunosuke Kuzumi
Naoyuki Fujii Naoyuki Fujii ... Shintaro Suzuki
Ken Ohsawa Ken Ohsawa ... Tadasuke Kurosawa (as Ken Osawa)
Hiroshi Kanbe Hiroshi Kanbe ... Gosuke
Ryôichi Yuki Ryôichi Yuki ... Ninja Hayabusa (as Ryoichi Yuki)
Akiko Monô Akiko Monô ... Ninja Akakage (as Akiko Monou)
Taro Maruse Taro Maruse ... Sakyounosuke Kajii
Ramo Nakajima Ramo Nakajima ... Denbei Kimura
Ryô Iwamatsu Ryô Iwamatsu ... Muroto (as Ryo Iwamatsu)
Shôgo Suzuki Shôgo Suzuki ... Yagi (as Shogo Suzuki)
Pierre Taki Pierre Taki ... Bad Ronin Juzo Araki
Diamond Yukai Diamond Yukai ... Onimatsu (as Yutaka Tadokoro)
Utaroku Miyakoya Utaroku Miyakoya ... Kuma-san
Yoshiaki Umegaki Yoshiaki Umegaki ... Rascal Baba
Masahiro Saitoh Masahiro Saitoh ... Rascal Ohoka (as Masahiro Satoh)
Kazuhide Motooka Kazuhide Motooka ... Rascal Tohyama
Norikazu Kobayashi Norikazu Kobayashi ... Massage-Oichi
Nagine Hoshikawa Nagine Hoshikawa ... Yukie Kimura
Yasuhito Hida Yasuhito Hida ... Bad Ronin Kuroiwa (as Yasuto Hida)
Hideaki Yoshioka Hideaki Yoshioka ... Sakichi
Ryûji Takasaki Ryûji Takasaki ... Ushimatsu (as Ryuji Takasaki)
Shôichirô Akaboshi Shôichirô Akaboshi ... Fire Three 1 (as Shoichiro Akaboshi)
Shigetoshi Mashimo Shigetoshi Mashimo ... Fire Three 2
Wasaburô Nakamura Wasaburô Nakamura ... Fire Three 3 (as Wasaburo Nakamura)
Eiji Takakura Eiji Takakura ... Samurai on Opening
Hiroyuki Yashiro Hiroyuki Yashiro ... Samurai on Opening / Sayama
Masataka Haji Masataka Haji ... Bad Ronin Kouno
Kenzo Hagiwara Kenzo Hagiwara ... Lord of Nagashimaman
Kinshi Yamamiya Kinshi Yamamiya ... Kaga
Funezou Yamagata Funezou Yamagata ... Maeda
Fusanosuke Kondo Fusanosuke Kondo ... Samurai with Flag
Kan Takagi Kan Takagi ... Samurai on the Beach
Toshizo Fujiwara Toshizo Fujiwara ... Samurai with Message
Shoji Mayama Shoji Mayama ... Clerk
Hiroya Sugisaki Hiroya Sugisaki ... Ohta
Takayuki Akaike Takayuki Akaike ... Kawai
Masato Yoshioka Masato Yoshioka ... Sawamura
Hiroyuki Mori Hiroyuki Mori ... Disciple
Kôtarô Inoue Kôtarô Inoue ... Disciple (as Koutaro Inoue)
Ryo Sato Ryo Sato ... Disciple
Rie Nonaka Rie Nonaka ... Geisha Ayame
Kayano Komaki Kayano Komaki ... Geisha Yuri
Yôko Yakushiji Yôko Yakushiji ... Geisha Hoozuki
Motohisa Gotoh Motohisa Gotoh ... Sweet Sake Vendor
Yasuhiro Usui Yasuhiro Usui ... Basket Peddler
Naomi Honda Naomi Honda ... Naochan
Utako Miyagawa Utako Miyagawa ... Utako
Mitsunobu Sekiguchi Mitsunobu Sekiguchi ... Medicine Dealer
Miki Akaba Miki Akaba ... Mistress at Tea House
Manabu Miyashita Manabu Miyashita ... Broom Peddler
Junichi Horiki Junichi Horiki ... Large Cart
Satoru Watabe Satoru Watabe ... Large Cart
Etsuro Kimura Etsuro Kimura ... Green Seller
Nobuyuki Kamoshida Nobuyuki Kamoshida ... Samurai at Contest
Hiroaki Okuda Hiroaki Okuda ... Samurai at Contest
Hiroki Hoshino Hiroki Hoshino ... Samurai on Corridor
Takanori Ikeno Takanori Ikeno ... Samurai on Corridor
Kazutaka Ukita Kazutaka Ukita ... Iga Ninja
Takahiro Kudo Takahiro Kudo ... Ninja
Miho Munakata Miho Munakata ... Ninja
Yoshitada Azuma Yoshitada Azuma ... Ninja
Ken Hasegawa Ken Hasegawa ... Ninja
Masaaki Ishida Masaaki Ishida ... Ninja
Takayuki Yoshizaki Takayuki Yoshizaki ... Ninja
Seiji Yokoh Seiji Yokoh ... Ninja
Masahiro Okamoto Masahiro Okamoto ... Ninja (as Masahito Okamoto)
Akira Saitoh Akira Saitoh ... Horse Man
Kanae Takasaki Kanae Takasaki ... Child
Kazuya Kobayashi Kazuya Kobayashi ... Child
Shohei Fukuda Shohei Fukuda ... Child
Kaede Kobayashi Kaede Kobayashi ... Child
Tsubasa Fukuda Tsubasa Fukuda ... Child
Hiroyuki Hanada Hiroyuki Hanada ... Gambler
Junji Ikehata Junji Ikehata ... Gambler
Katsu Nagaishi Katsu Nagaishi ... Gambler
Mao Kawaguchi Mao Kawaguchi ... Gambling Master
Naoyasu Tohkaie Naoyasu Tohkaie ... Gambling Carpenter
Uncredited Cast
Kitarô Kitarô ... Surveying Samurai
Produced by
Takaaki Ezaki Takaaki Ezaki ... producer
Kaoru Hayashi Kaoru Hayashi ... producer
Mitsuru Itô Mitsuru Itô ... executive producer
Hiroto Kimura Hiroto Kimura ... producer
Tsuyoshi Takashiro Tsuyoshi Takashiro ... producer
Original Music by
Tomoyasu Hotei Tomoyasu Hotei ... music by
Visual Effects by
Tsuyoshi Eguchi Tsuyoshi Eguchi ... production manager: McRay
Brett Franklin Brett Franklin ... digital effects artist: Future Pirates
Wataru Furuta Wataru Furuta ... production manager: Future Pirates
Makiko Hara Makiko Hara ... production controller: Future Pirates
Yosuke Hirota Yosuke Hirota ... digital effects artist: Future Pirates
Naruhiko Inami Naruhiko Inami ... cineon: Kodak Japan Limited
Shu Iwasaki Shu Iwasaki ... assistant producer: Future Pirates
Osamu Kamisato Osamu Kamisato ... digital effects artist: Future Pirates
Junji Kojima Junji Kojima ... digital artist: Tee-vee Graphics
Buddy Marini Buddy Marini ... production controller: Future Pirates
Nobi Mori Nobi Mori ... production supervisor: Future Pirates
Katsuhiko Morisawa Katsuhiko Morisawa ... producer: McRay
Manfred Rocha Manfred Rocha ... digital effects artist: Future Pirates
Kazumasa Shibata Kazumasa Shibata ... digital artist: McRay
Yuki Takafumi Yuki Takafumi ... digital effects artist: Future Pirates
Tsuyoshi Takashiro Tsuyoshi Takashiro ... digital supervisor / producer: Future Pirates
Tom Watanabe Tom Watanabe ... digital effects artist: Future Pirates
Stunts
Eiji Takakura Eiji Takakura ... director of samurai
Keiji Yamada Keiji Yamada ... director of ninja
Additional Info
Premiere: August 01, 1998
DVD Release: September 30, 2003
Country: Japan
Distributor: Tokyo Shock
Websites: IMDb Wikipedia
Ratings
IMDb

7.2 / 10

Alternate Titles
> SF: Episode One
Production Companies
Nikko Edomura Satsueisyo (production)
Peacedelic (Peacedelic Studio Inc.) (in association with)
Distributors
Rapid Eye Movies
  (1999) (Germany) (theatrical)
Cine Qua Non Films
  (Japan)
One World Media
  (Germany) (video)
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