Hakkenden

2024 2h 29m JA

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7.4

SOLID

★7.4TMDB · 11

DramaFantasyWar

Synopsis

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Takizawa Bakin, a popular Edo period author, begins to recount a story he is planning in front of his friend, the artist Katsushika Hokusai. The story is about eight warriors who, each carrying a jewel, gather together as if guided by fate and embark on a harsh journey to fight the curse of the Satomi family. Hokusai is drawn into the story that Bakin is telling, and visits Bakin on various occasions to hear the rest of the story, and a strange relationship between the two begins. The serialization becomes Bakin's life's work, with the idea of "rewarding good and punishing evil in a world where evil is rampant," but after 28 years, as the story finally approaches its climax, Bakin begins to lose his sight. With the completion of the story in doubt, he receives an unexpected proposal from his daughter-in-law. Will the story ever be completed?

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Koji Yakusho
Bakin Takizawa
Seiyo Uchino
Hokusai Katsushika
Tao Tsuchiya
Fusehime
Keisuke Watanabe
Shino Inuzuka
Jin Suzuki
Sousuke Inukawa
Rihito Itagaki
Keno Inusaka
Koshi Mizukami
Genpachi Inukai
Koudai Matsuoka
Daikaku Inumura

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Fumihiko Sori
Writers: Fumihiko Sori
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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Released 2 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Fumihiko Sori, shot by Akira Sako. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Yasuhiro Maeda. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Chieko Suzaki shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Koji Yakusho and Seiyo Uchino and Tao Tsuchiya carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt33741205 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 11 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Fumihiko Sori directs. Akira Sako behind the camera. Yasuhiro Maeda scores. Chieko Suzaki cuts. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

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Things worth knowing

1Released 2 years ago.
2Directed by Fumihiko Sori, shot by Akira Sako. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Yasuhiro Maeda. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Chieko Suzaki shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Koji Yakusho and Seiyo Uchino and Tao Tsuchiya carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt33741205 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 11 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
8Classified under 9 themes, including "based on novel or book", "writer", "blindness", "jidaigeki".