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Hakkenden
Genres
DramaFantasyWar
Overview
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?
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$3652816
Runtime
149 min
Release Date
2024-10-01
Status
Released
Original Language
Japanese
Vote Count
6
Vote Average
7.7
Cast
Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.
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
So Kaku
Kobungo Inuta
Maito Fujioka
Shinbe Inue
Shuhei Uesugi
Dousetsu Inuyama
Chiaki Kuriyama
Tamazusa
Hayato Isomura
Souhaku
Haru Kuroki
Oji
Shinobu Terajima
Ohaku
Yuumi Kawai
Hamaji
Danshun Tatekawa
Nanboku Tsuruya
Shido Nakamura
Ichikawa Danjuro VII
Ukon Onoe
Onoe Kikugoro III
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