Three hours of samurai chaos that'll make your bladder weep and your soul cheer.
Japan, 1590. Following the death of Oda Nobunaga and Toyotomi Hideyoshi's seizure of power, the mysterious warlord Tenmaō and his fierce warriors terrorize the inhabitants of the Kantō Plain.
Practical Effects
Live theatrical stunt work that puts CGI samurai to shame.
Production
Insane set design—skull castle lives up to the name.
Acting
Shun Oguri brings unhinged charisma to Sutenosuke.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Adapted from the long-running Gekidan Shinkansen theatre troupe's 1987 stage play, keeping the hyper-stylized 'super-entertainment' genre alive for modern audiences.
The 181-minute runtime makes it one of the longest commercially released Japanese films of the 2010s—originally performed as a day-long theatrical event with intermissions.
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