The Dagger of Kamui (1985)
Kamui no ken (original title)Reference View | Change View
- Not Rated
- 2h 12min
- Animation, Action
- 22 Jun 1988 (USA)
- Movie
An orphan named Taro killed who Tein-Hei told her was the killer of his family. Taro found out, years later that Tein-Hei is the true killer and the man he killed was his father. Taro's revenge attempts start off a trail of assassinations...
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Cast
| Hiroyuki Sanada | ... |
Jirô (voice)
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| Mami Koyama | ... |
Oyuki (voice)
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Tarô Ishida | ... |
Tenkai / Saigô Takamori (voice)
(as Gentarô Ishida)
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| Yuriko Yamamoto | ... |
Chico / Julie Rochelle (voice)
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| Ichirô Nagai | ... |
Andô Shouzan (voice)
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| Kaneto Shiozawa | ... |
Shingo (voice)
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| Takeshi Aono | ... |
Sanpei (voice)
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Kazuyuki Sogabe | ... |
Sam (voice)
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| Takashi Ebata | ... |
Captain Drasnic (voice)
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Takashi Toyama | ... |
Tokachi Hanzô (voice)
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Shirô Amakusa | ... |
Elder (voice)
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Yoshiko Asai | ... |
Tsuyu (voice)
(as Yoshie Asai)
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Lanny Broyles | ... |
Fujibayashi Genjiro (voice)
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Bill Calhoun | ... |
Shingo (voice)
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Jerry Davidson | ... |
Indian Chief (voice)
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Ken Frankel | ... |
Captain Dreasnic / Shinban no Kikusa (voice)
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Tracy Gleason | ... |
Okinba (voice)
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| Will Gluck | ... |
Uraka (voice)
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Cliff Harrington | ... |
Tarouza / Iga Chief (voice)
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Michielle Hart | ... |
Chico (voice)
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Eitetsu Hayashi | ... |
Shakotan no Oharu / Shinban no Kikusa (voice)
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| Michio Hazama | ... |
Tarouza (voice)
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Masato Hirano | ... |
Kinsaku (voice)
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Mitsuko Horie | ... |
Chiomapp (voice)
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Masako Ikeda | ... |
Oyaruru (voice)
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Iemasa Kayumi | ... |
Mark Twain (voice)
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Kôichi Kitamura | ... |
Iga Chief (voice)
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Don Knode | ... |
Mark Twain (voice)
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Clay Lawrey | ... |
Sam (voice)
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Mary Malone | ... |
Sayuri (voice)
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Jeff Manning | ... |
Goldgun / Jackal (voice)
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Jack Marquardt | ... |
Tenkai (voice)
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Leighton McClure | ... |
Toami no Magoroku (voice)
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Didi Moore | ... |
Tsuyu (voice)
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Yasuo Muramatsu | ... |
Indian Chief (voice)
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Richard Nieskens | ... |
Ando Shouzan / Narrator (voice)
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Kazuo Oka | ... |
Goldgun (voice)
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| Rintarô | ... |
Oshima no Kansuke (voice)
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William Ross | ... |
Tokachi Hanzo / Elder (voice)
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Judy Sackheim | ... |
Oyaruru (voice)
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Carrie Sakai | ... |
Oyuki (voice)
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Hidekatsu Shibata | ... |
Oguri Kôzukenosuke (voice)
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Adam Simons | ... |
Kinsaku (voice)
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Greg Starr | ... |
Sanpei / Oguri Kozunosuke (voice)
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Naoki Sugimoto | ... |
Uraka (voice)
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| Tomiko Suzuki | ... |
Sayuri (voice)
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Kazumi Tanaka | ... |
Magohachi (voice)
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Ryôichi Tanaka | ... |
Jackal (voice)
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Yasuo Tanaka | ... |
Tôami no Magoroku (voice)
(as Yasurô Tanaka)
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Mikio Terashima | ... |
Fujibayashi Genjûrô (voice)
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Ryûdô Uzaki | ... |
Ônuma to Kiheiji / Okinba (voice)
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Rumiko Varnes | ... |
Chiomapp (voice)
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Craig Williams | ... |
Magohachi (voice)
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Toby Williams | ... |
Jiro (voice)
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Directed by
| Rintarô | ||
Written by
| Tetsu Yano | ... | (novel) |
| Mori Masaki | ... | (screenplay) |
Produced by
| Satoru Ikegami | ... | producer |
| Haruki Kadokawa | ... | executive producer |
| Masao Maruyama | ... | producer |
| Rintarô | ... | producer |
| Robert J. Woodhead | ... | executive producer: AnimEigo |
Music by
| Eitetsu Hayashi | ||
| Ryûdô Uzaki | ||
Cinematography by
| Iwao Yamaki | ||
Editing by
| Osamu Tanaka | ||
Editorial Department
| Yoshiyuki Abe | ... | assistant editor |
| Shin'ya Tadano | ... | negative cutter |
Production Design by
| Masao Maruyama | ||
Art Direction by
| Takamura Mukuo | ||
Production Management
| Yasuo Takahashi | ... | production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Susumu Ishizaki | ... | assistant director |
| Naoko Kusumi | ... | assistant director |
Art Department
| Fukiko Hashizume | ... | assistant art director |
| Tadao Kubota | ... | artboards |
| Hiromi Kôno | ... | assistant art director |
| Moribi Murano | ... | illustrator |
| Kazuo Oga | ... | artboards |
| Katsuhiko Satô | ... | calligrapher |
Sound Department
| Susumu Aketagawa | ... | sound producer |
| Akikazu Inuzuka | ... | recording assistant |
| Shizuo Kurahashi | ... | sound effects editor |
| Mikio Mori | ... | dolby sound consultant |
| Hideyo Sasaki | ... | sound effects editor |
| Kenji Shibasaki | ... | sound effects editor: Tôyô Ongaku |
| Ichiro Tsujii | ... | sound recordist: Aoi Studio |
Special Effects by
| Satoru Hirono | ... | special effects |
| Nobuyuki Kanai | ... | special effects |
| Kaoru Tanifuji | ... | special effects (as Kunji Tanifuji) |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Teruo Abe | ... | camera operator: Ogawa Production |
| Kinichi Ishikawa | ... | camera operator |
| Yoshihiro Kessoku | ... | camera operator |
| Masahide Okino | ... | camera operator: T. Nishimura (as Masahide Ueda) |
| Yoshiyuki Tamagawa | ... | camera operator |
| Yasuyoshi Toyonaga | ... | camera operator: Studio Gallop |
| Hitoshi Yamaguchi | ... | camera operator: Madhouse |
Animation Department
| Yukio Abe | ... | background artist |
| Nagisa Andô | ... | cel painter: Only For Life |
| Katsushi Aoki | ... | background artist |
| Junko Aoyama | ... | inbetween artist |
| Yasuhide Baba | ... | cel advancement |
| Maki Fujita | ... | inbetween artist |
| Masato Fukami | ... | inbetween checker |
| Yoneko Fukaya | ... | inbetween artist |
| Atsuko Fukushima | ... | key animator |
| Satsuki Hashimoto | ... | background artist |
| Yuki Hisada | ... | cel checker |
| Hiroyuki Horiuchi | ... | inbetween artist |
| Emi Hoshino | ... | key animator |
| Hiroo Ihara | ... | background artist |
| Atsuko Ikeda | ... | key animator |
| Yuji Ikehata | ... | background artist |
| Kengo Inagaki | ... | key animator |
| Michiyo Iriomote | ... | cel checker |
| Makoto Ishida | ... | inbetween artist |
| Yamako Ishikawa | ... | background artist |
| Katsumi Itabashi | ... | mechanical designer |
| Kôyô Itô | ... | background artist (as Koyo Itô) |
| Makoto Itô | ... | key animator |
| Jinzaburo Kaiho | ... | background artist (as Hitomi Kaihô) |
| Chikako Kamata | ... | cel painter: Only For Life |
| Mayumi Kanai | ... | cel painter: Only For Life |
| Akemi Katada | ... | color designer |
| Chieko Katsuda | ... | inbetween artist |
| Yoshiaki Kawajiri | ... | key animator |
| Etsuko Kimura | ... | inbetween artist |
| Shigetaka Kiyoyama | ... | key animator |
| Ayako Kobayashi | ... | cel painter: Only For Life |
| Reiko Kurihara | ... | key animator |
| Kitarô Kôsaka | ... | key animator (as Kitaro Kosaka) |
| Kyôko Matsubara | ... | assistant animation director (as Kyoko Matsubara) / key animator (as Kyoko Matsubara) |
| Emiko Matsumoto | ... | cel checker |
| Shinobu Matsumoto | ... | inbetween artist |
| Rumiko Minemura | ... | background artist |
| Kôji Morimoto | ... | key animator (as Kouji Morimoto) |
| Tomomi Morishita | ... | background artist |
| Kimiko Murakami | ... | inbetween artist |
| Moribi Murano | ... | character designer |
| Jun'ichi Nagano | ... | inbetween artist |
| Hidenori Nakagawa | ... | inbetween artist |
| Mayumi Nakamura | ... | inbetween artist |
| Takashi Nakamura | ... | key animator |
| Takuo Noda | ... | animator director |
| Tensai Okamura | ... | inbetween artist (as Yutaka Okamura) |
| Toshitsugu Saida | ... | key animator (as Shunji Saida) |
| Kumiko Saitô | ... | inbetween checker |
| Kunihiko Sakurai | ... | inbetween artist |
| Kôji Satô | ... | cel painter: Only For Life |
| Mimiko Satô | ... | background artist |
| Shûichi Sendao | ... | inbetween artist |
| Naoko Shibayama | ... | cel painter: Only For Life |
| Yoshiyuki Shikano | ... | background artist |
| Nobumasa Shinkawa | ... | key animator (as Nobumasa Arakawa) |
| Mika Sugai | ... | inbetween artist |
| Yumiko Sugano | ... | inbetween artist |
| Yasuko Suzuki | ... | inbetween artist |
| Yoshinori Suzuki | ... | cel painter: Suzuki Dôga Kikaku |
| Yoshinori Takahashi | ... | inbetween artist |
| Yûsuke Takahashi | ... | inbetween artist |
| Shinsuke Terasawa | ... | key animator |
| Harutoshi Tsubaki | ... | inbetween artist |
| Wakako Ueda | ... | inbetween artist |
| Miyuki Umetsu | ... | inbetween checker |
| Yasuomi Umetsu | ... | key animator |
| Satoru Utsunomiya | ... | key animator |
| Yoshiharu Wakai | ... | cel setting |
| Akemi Watanabe | ... | inbetween artist |
| Keiko Watanabe | ... | inbetween artist |
| Shôjurô Yamauchi | ... | key animator |
| Madoka Yasue | ... | inbetween artist |
| Hiroko Yokoyama | ... | cel painter: Only For Life |
| Sachiko Yoneyama | ... | inbetween artist |
| Hajime Yoshida | ... | inbetween artist |
| Yôko Yoshida | ... | background artist |
| Manabu Ôhashi | ... | key animator |
| Shinji Ôtsuka | ... | key animator (as Shinji Otsuka) |
| Yûji Ôyama | ... | cel painter: Only For Life |
| Masako Sakano | ... | clean-up and inbetween artist (uncredited) |
Music Department
| Kôji Endô | ... | musician: Ryûdôgumi |
| Eitetsu Hayashi | ... | music director / musician: Ryûdôgumi |
| Masayuki Higuchi | ... | musician: Ryûdôgumi |
| Mamoru Ishibashi | ... | music recordist |
| Hikaru Ishikawa | ... | music producer |
| Masahiro Kawasaki | ... | musician: Ryûdôgumi |
| Masashi Kikuchi | ... | musician: Ryûdôgumi |
| Shigeo Kinoshita | ... | musician: Ryûdôgumi |
| Katsunosuke Kobari | ... | musician: Ryûdôgumi |
| Shûichi Kurita | ... | assistant musician |
| Jun'ichi Kuwabara | ... | assistant musician |
| Katsuo Nagai | ... | musician: Ryûdôgumi |
| Masatsugu Nakano | ... | music recordist |
| Takeo Suzuki | ... | music recordist |
| Tadao Takakuwa | ... | music producer |
| Ryûdô Uzaki | ... | music director |
| Akihiko Ôno | ... | music mixer: Aoi Studio |
Additional Crew
| Seiichirô Aoki | ... | publication planner: Kadokawa Shoten |
| Yoshimi Asari | ... | production supervisor |
| Katsuhide Ishii | ... | production assistant |
| Yasuteru Iwase | ... | production supervisor |
| Shunsuke Kawamoto | ... | production assistant |
| Ayumi Kimura | ... | production work |
| Munetake Koga | ... | production coordinator |
| Yukio Kumagai | ... | titles |
| Matsuji Motohashi | ... | publication planner: Argos |
| Masahiro Otake | ... | production assistant |
| William Ross | ... | dialogue director: English |
| Toshikazu Sasaki | ... | consultant: Ainu customs |
| Kazuo Shimada | ... | publication planner |
| Kazunobu Shimizu | ... | production assistant |
| Masaya Tokuyama | ... | advertising producer |
Thanks
| Kazunori Shimotomai | ... | special thanks |
| Toyoharu Teshi | ... | special thanks: Kussharoko Kotan Ainu Museum |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Toei Company (1985) (Japan) (theatrical)
- AnimEigo (2003) (Canada) (DVD)
- AnimEigo (2003) (United States) (DVD)
- Celebrity Home Entertainment (United States) (VHS) (Revenge of the Ninja Warrior VHS)
- Déclic Images (France) (DVD)
- Man-ga (Italy) (tv)
- Pioneer LDC (1993) (Japan) (video) (laserdisc)
- TF1 Vidéo (France) (DVD)
- Yamato Video (1997) (Italy) (VHS)
- Yamato Video (2001) (Italy) (DVD)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- ACC Tanihara Studio (photography)
- ACT (cel painting assistance)
- ACT (in-between animation)
- Animation Staff Room (photography)
- Aoi Studio (recording facility)
- Aoni Production (production assistance)
- Easy World (cel painting assistance)
- Hadashi Production (in-between animation)
- Imagica (developing)
- Kozue Animation (cel painting assistance)
- Madhouse (animation studio)
- Magic Capsule (audio production)
- Major (production assistance)
- Mukuo Studio (production assistance)
- Nakamura Production (in-between animation)
- Ogata Production (photography)
- Oh Production (in-between animation)
- Only for Life (cel painting)
- Project Team Argos (animation studio)
- Shinsei Production (cel painting assistance)
- Studio Aton (in-between animation)
- Studio Cosmos (photography)
- Studio Dove (in-between animation)
- Studio Gallop (photography)
- Studio Pokke (in-between animation)
- Suzuki Animation Planning (cel painting assistance)
- T Nishimura (photography)
- Tamazawa Animation House (in-between animation)
- Tiger Production (in-between animation)
- Toyo Sound (sound effects)
- Viola Sha (cel painting assistance)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
An orphan named Taro killed who Tein-Hei told her was the killer of his family. Taro found out, years later that Tein-Hei is the true killer and the man he killed was his father. Taro's revenge attempts start off a trail of assassinations and ninja swords fights spanning from Hokaido, Alaska to California where Tien-Hei's secrets gradually unfold. The revenge road leads to a climactic battle with Tien-Hei on the fall of Japan's Shogun-era.
Written by Tzung-I Lin |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | Hiroyuki Sanada, is better known for his various live-action roles. This film was the first and only time he worked on an animated film. See more » |
| Goofs | Mark Twain was the pen-name of Samuel Clemens. In the movie, however, he meets Jiro and identifies himself as Mark Twain. Samuel Clemens never referred to himself by his pen-name in real life. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Referenced in Megazone 23 (1985). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Kamui no Ken See more » |
| Quotes |
Jiro:
In heaven and earth, you are all I can rely on. Whether going along with you will bring about misfortune or hope for now I do not know. But there is no going back now! See more » |