Kibakichi

2004 1h 37m JA

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5.9

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★5.9TMDB · 14

HorrorActionFantasy

Synopsis

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A werewolf samurai walks the countryside, finding himself in the middle of a village of monsters who feed on human flesh.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Ryuji Harada
Kibakichi
Nozomi Ando
Kikyo
Kentarō Shimizu
Onizo
Mubu Nakayama
Yonosuke Yamaji
Miki Tanaka
Anju
Masaki Kato
Juro Otani
Koichi Kira
Tokichi
Hideki Osako
Doro-chan

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Tomoo Haraguchi
Writers: Mugi Kamio
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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Released 22 years ago.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Kibakichi Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Tomoo Haraguchi, shot by Shôji Ehara. 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 Kenji Kawai. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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CAST

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Ryuji Harada and Nozomi Ando and Kentarō Shimizu carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0470132 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 14 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Tomoo Haraguchi directs. Shôji Ehara behind the camera. Kenji Kawai scores. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 22 years ago.
2Part of the "Kibakichi Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Directed by Tomoo Haraguchi, shot by Shôji Ehara. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Kenji Kawai. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Ryuji Harada and Nozomi Ando and Kentarō Shimizu carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0470132 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 14 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography: Shôji Ehara
Original score: Kenji Kawai
Production design: Yasushi Hashimoto
Runtime: 97 min · 1h 37m
Status: Released
Original language: JA
Certification (US): R-15
IMDB: Kibakichi (2004)

Part of

Kibakichi Collection

The two Kibakichi (跋扈妖怪伝牙吉) movies are part of the wider Yōkaiden (妖怪伝) series, which began with Sakuya: The Slayer of Demons (さくや妖怪伝, 2000), though only these latter two movies follow the same main character. The Yōkaiden series is itself the second of three attempts at a reboot of the Yōkai (妖怪) series, which was originally released from 1968 to 1969, though it ending up going in a different, far more adult-aimed direction and is not considered an official successor. The first reboot, the Yōkai tengoku (妖怪天国) series, was directed by Macoto Tezka and released direct-to-video from 1986 to 1990. The third and more direct and family-friendly reboot, the Great Yokai War (妖怪大戦争 Yōkai Daisensō) series, is directed by Takashi Miike and released from 2005 to 2021.