Based on the plot of an award-winning Crayon Shin-chan animated movie from 2002, a boy named Shinichi (Takei) does the time-traveling and meets a feared general named Ijiri Matabei (Kusanagi). Ijiri is in love with Princess Ren (Aragaki) who subsequently rejects an arranged marriage to Okura Itakatora (Osawa), a powerful daimyo of northern Kanto. Enraged by the rejection, Okura sends a large army to Ijiri's smaller state and it's up to Shinichi to change their destiny.
Visual Effects
CGI armies clashing like a video game cutscene you can't skip.
Costume
Armor so shiny you'll forget the plot holes.
Director
Takashi Yamazaki
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Director Takashi Yamazaki also made 'Always: Sunset on Third Street' and clearly loves blending nostalgia with spectacle.
The real Ijiri Matabei was a minor figure; this film invents a tragic romance that Japanese Wikipedia editors have been arguing about for years.
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