Taitei no Ken
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Taitei no Ken | |
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Directed by | Yukihiko Tsutsumi |
Written by | Baku Yumemakura |
Starring | Hiroshi Abe Kenichi Endō Masakatsu Funaki Kyōko Hasegawa Kankurō Kudō Takashi Taniguchi |
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Country | Japan |
Language | Japanese |
Taitei no Ken (大帝の剣, "The Emperor's Sword") (aka: The Sword of Alexander) is a series of novels by Baku Yumemakura. They blend samurai action with sci-fi elements. The first novel was adapted into a 2007 movie directed by Yukihiko Tsutsumi.
Cast[]
- Hiroshi Abe as Yorozu Genkurou
- Kyōko Hasegawa as Princess Mai / Ran
- Kankurō Kudō as Sasuke
- Meisa Kuroki as Botan
- Kenichi Endō as Gonzou
- as Kuromushi
- as Teduma no Touji
- Masakatsu Funaki
- Takashi Taniguchi
Synopsis[]
Orichalcum is a rare and powerful material from a meteorite that was forged into three priceless artifacts. Those that can unite the three items are said to attain great power within the universe. Two conflicting alien forces fight and crash land in ancient Japan to get Orichalcum. Yorozu Genkurou, a samurai who managed to acquire the sword called "Taitei no Ken (The Sword of Alexander)" soon realizes its true potential as he battles ninjas and aliens that covet his life and sword.
Categories:
- 2007 films
- Japanese-language films
- 2000s science fiction films
- Films based on Japanese novels
- Films directed by Yukihiko Tsutsumi
- Japanese films
- Japanese science fiction films
- Toei Company films
- 2000s science fiction film stubs
- 2000s Japanese film stubs