Kibakichi 2

"The beasts have been unleashed!"

2004 1h 20m JA

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Synopsis

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The saga of Kibakichi the samurai werewolf continues as his travels find him helping a blind girl and her small village seek revenge on a murdering madman. But, unknown to Kibakichi, he is being spied on by a strange group of people—and someone from his past, who is out for revenge!

“The beasts have been unleashed!”

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Cast

Ryuji Harada
Kibakichi
Miki Tanaka
Anju Yutaka
Aimi Nakamura
Omatsu
Masakatsu Funaki
Sakura Maru
Isao Washû
Michio
Tsutomu Tamura
Kagami Shiro
Katsuhito Matsuo
Gensei
Yasushi Hirai

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Daiji Hattori
Writers: Mugi Kamio
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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80 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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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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ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Daiji Hattori, shot by Shinji Watanabe. 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 Miki Tanaka and Aimi Nakamura carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "The beasts have been unleashed!".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Daiji Hattori directs. Shinji Watanabe behind the camera. Kenji Kawai scores. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

180 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Released 22 years ago.
3Part of the "Kibakichi Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Directed by Daiji Hattori, shot by Shinji Watanabe. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Kenji Kawai. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Ryuji Harada and Miki Tanaka and Aimi Nakamura carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "The beasts have been unleashed!".
9IMDB entry: tt0803019 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography: Shinji Watanabe
Original score: Kenji Kawai
Runtime: 80 min · 1h 20m
Status: Released
Original language: JA
Certification (US): R
IMDB: Kibakichi 2 (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.