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The Dagger of Kamui (movie)

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Alternative title:
A Adaga de Kamui (Portuguese)
A Espada de Kamui (Portuguese)
Kamui no Ken (Japanese)
L'Épée de Kamui (French)
La espada de Kamui (Spanish)
La Spada dei Kamui (Italian)
Revenge of the Ninja Warrior
The Blade of Kamui
Меч Камуи (Russian)
خنجر كاموي (Arabic)
カムイの剣 (Japanese)
카무이의 검 (Korean)
Genres: action, adventure, drama
Objectionable content: Significant
Plot Summary: A young orphan named Jiro finds his adoptive mother and sister murdered in his home. Falsely accused of the crime, he flees from his village and meets a priest named Tenkai, who has him kill a rogue ninja named Tarouza. After fulfilling that task, Jiro undergoes training to become a master assassin. Many years later, Jiro finds out that his real father was Tarouza, who had worked for Tenkai until he aborted his mission when he fell in love with an Ainu woman. The young ninja discovers that the Shogunate was to retrieve the lost treasure of Captain Kidd and use it to once again isolate Japan from the rest of the world. Using the clues that Tarouza had kept secret, Jiro—along with the female ninja Oyuki and a slave named Sam—travels to Russia and America to search for the treasure in hopes of using it to extract revenge from Tenkai.
User Ratings: 207 ratings have been given [details]
 Masterpiece: 16 votes (sub:13, dub:2, raw:1)
 Excellent: 25 votes (sub:20, dub:3, ?:1, others:1
1 French subtitled
)
 Very good: 42 votes (sub:36, dub:2, others:4
2 French subtitled
1 Italian dubbed
1 Russian subtitled
)
 Good: 48 votes (sub:42, dub:3, ?:1, others:2
1 Lithuanian subtitled
1 Italian dubbed
)
 Decent: 23 votes (sub:17, dub:3, ?:1, others:2
1 Italian dubbed
1 French subtitled
)
 So-so: 19 votes (sub:13, dub:5, raw:1)
 Not really good: 10 votes (sub:10)
 Weak: 7 votes (sub:5, dub:1, others:1
1 French subtitled
)
 Bad: 6 votes (sub:4, dub:2)
 Awful: 3 votes (sub:3)
 Worst ever: 8 votes (sub:5, dub:2, ?:1)
Seen in part or in whole by 399 users, rank: #2474 (of 9585)
Median rating: Good
Arithmetic mean: 6.599 (Good−), std. dev.: 2.4114, rank: #5407 (of 9708)
Weighted mean: 6.628 (Good−), rank: #5161 (of 9708) (seen all: 6.65 / seen some: 5.50)
Bayesian estimate: 6.682 (Good−), rank: #4611 (of 7289)
Running time: 132 minutes
Vintage: 1985-03-09
Premiere date:
1985-03-09 (Japan)
Release dates: We have 7
Ending Theme:
"Kamui no Ken" (カムイの剣; The Dagger of Kamui) by Noriko Watanabe
Insert song:
"Kamui no Komori-Uta" (カムイの子守唄) by Noriko Watanabe
Links: We have 1
Comment:
Previously released in the U.S. in English dubbed format as Revenge of the Ninja Warrior (with over 40 minutes cut from the original film) and The Blade of Kamui (uncut).
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DVD (Region 1)
    The Dagger of Kamui (Sub.DVD) 2003-09-09 (from $24.98)
LaserDisc
    The Dagger of Kamui [Sub] (LD) 1995-02-28
VHS
    The Dagger of Kamui (Sub.VHS) 1993-10-06 (from $4.98)

Japanese staff
Japanese cast
Director: Rintarō
Screenplay: Mori Masaki
Original story: Tetsu Yano
Character Design: Moribi Murano
Art Director: Takamura Mukuo
Animation Director: Takuo Noda
Original Novel: Tetsu Yano
Mechanical design: Katsumi Itabashi
Director of Photography: Iwao Yamaki
Executive producer: Haruki Kadokawa
Assistant Animation Director: Kyoko Matsubara
Audio Producer: Susumu Aketagawa
Cel Painting Advancement: Yasuhide Baba
Cel Painting Assistance: Yoshitaka Suzuki
Cel Setting: Yoshiharu Wakai
Color Coordination: Akemi Katada
Dolby 4-Channel Music Mixer: Akihiko Oono (Aoi Studio)
Editing: Osamu Tanaka
Editing Assistant: Yoshiyuki Abe
Epigraphs: Katsuhiko Satō
Fixed Designs: Masao Maruyama
Illustration: Moribi Murano
Insert Song Arrangement: Mitsuo Hagita
Insert Song Lyrics: Yoko Agi
Insert Song Music: Ryūdō Uzaki
Insert Song Performance: Noriko Watanabe
Negative Editing: Shinya Tadano
Production Assistant: Keiichi Sakagaki
Production Chief:
Yasuteru Iwase
Yoshimi Asari
Production Coordination: Munetaka Koga (Haruki Kadokawa Office)
Production Design: Masao Maruyama
Production Desk: Ayumi Kimura
Production manager: Yasuo Takahashi
Publication Planning:
Kazuo Shimada (ARGOS)
Seiichiroo Aoki (Kadokawa Shoten)
Shōji Motohashi (ARGOS)
Publicity Producer: Masaya Tokuyama
Recording: Ichiro Tsujii
Recording Assistant: Akikazu Ootsuka
Research: Toshikazu Sasaki (Ainu Customs/Morals)
Sound Effects:
Hideyo Sasaki (Toyo Sound)
Kenji Shibasaki (Toyo Sound)
Shizuo Kurahashi (Toyo Sound)
Special Thanks To:
Hooji Deshi (Kussharo Ainu Data House)
Kazunori Shimotomai
Theme Song Arrangement: Mitsuo Hagita
Theme Song Composition: Ryūdō Uzaki
Theme Song Lyrics: Yoko Agi
Theme Song Performance: Noriko Watanabe (ED)
Titles: Yukio Kumagaya
Hiroyuki Sanada as Jiro
Mami Koyama as Oyuki
Tarō Ishida as Tenkai

Ichirō Nagai as Andō Shōzan
Mikio Terashima as Genjuro Fujibayashi
Takashi Ebata as Captain Drasnic
Takeshi Aono as Sanpei
Yuriko Yamamoto as Julie Rochelle / Chico

Eitetsu Hayashi as
Oharu
Shinban no Kikusa
Hidekatsu Shibata as Oguri Kōzukenosuke Tadamasa
Iemasa Kayumi as Mark Twain
Kaneto Shiozawa as Shingo
Kazumi Tanaka as Magohachi
Kazuo Oka as Goldgun
Kōichi Kitamura as Iga Chief
Masako Ikeda as Oyaruru
Masato Hirano as Kinsaku
Michio Hazama as Tarouza
Mikio Terashima as Scorpion
Mitsuko Horie as Chiomapp
Naoki Sugimoto as Uraka
Rintarō as Kansuke
Ryōichi Tanaka as Jackal
Ryūdō Uzaki as
Kiheiji
Okinba
Shirō Amakusa as Elder
Takashi Toyama as Tokachi Hanzō
Tarō Ishida as Takamori Saigō Kichinosuke
Tomiko Suzuki as Sayuri
Yasuo Muramatsu as
Geronimo
Ogasawara Sadonokami Nagakuni
Yasuo Tanaka as
Shōbei
Toami no Magoroku
Yoshie Asai as Tsuyu

Japanese companies
Animation: Madhouse
Animation Production: Madhouse
Audio Production: Magic Capsule
Cel Painting: ONLY FOR LIFE
Distributor: Toei Company, Ltd.
Dolby Technical Assistance: Kyokuto Continental Co., Ltd
Film Developing: Toyo Laboratory (now Imagica)
Music Performance: Ryuudoogumi
Recording Facility: Aoi Studio
Sound Effects: Toyo Sound
Soundtrack Available From: Columbia Records
Soundtrack Production: Kadokawa Records
Special Thanks: Sai Village Town Hall (Aomori Prefecture)
English staff
English cast
Director:
Michael House (Sub) 
Producer: Michael Morton

Assistant producer:
Bobby Engelmann
Sara Rouse
Consultant:
Masae Watanabe (Cultural/Literary)
Miwako Ikeno (Historical)
Yūji Watanabe (Cultural/Literary)
Dialogue By: William Ross
Editing: Roe R. Adams III
Production Coordination: Natsumi Ueki
Production manager:
George Arriola (Japan)
Janice Hindle (USA)
Peter R. Haswell (USA)
Scott Carlson
Carrie Sakai as Oyuki
Jack Marquardt as Tenkai
Toby Williams as Jiro

Clay Lowrey as Sam
Greg Starr as Sanpei
Ken Frankel as Captain Drasnic
Lanny Broyles as Genjuro Fujibayashi
Michelle Hart as Julie Rochelle / Chico
Richard Nieskens as
Narrator
Shozan Ando

Adam Simons as Kinsaku
Bill Calhoun as Shingo
Cliff Harrington as
Iga Chief
Taroza
Craig Williams as Magohachi
Didi Moore as Tsuyu
Don Knode as Mark Twain
Greg Starr as Kozonosuke Oguri
Jeff Manning as
Goldgun
Jackal
Jerry Davidson as Indian Chief
Judy Sackheim as Oyaruru
Ken Frankel as Shinban no Kikusa
Leighton McClure as Toami no Magoroku
Mary Malone as Sayuri
Rumiko Varnes as Chiomapp
Tracy Gleason as Okinba
Will Gluck as Uraka
William Ross as
Elder
Hanzo Tokachi
English companies
Internet Streaming:
Midnight Pulp
RetroCrush
Tubi TV
Licensed by: AnimEigo
Subtitles: AnimEigo
Translation: AnimEigo
French cast
French staff
ADR Director: Claire Guyot (new 2006 dubbing)
Translation: Yukio Reuter
Gérard Rouzier as Tenkai
Marie Chevalot as Oyuki (new 2006 dubbing)
Michel Vigné as Tenkai (new 2006 dubbing)
Nessym Guetat as Jiro (new 2006 dubbing)
Philippe David as Jiro
Sybille Tureau as Oyuki

Bruno Henry as Sam (new 2006 dubbing)
Dominique Vallee as Chico
Gérard Darier as Sampei (new 2006 dubbing)
Michel Boman as Sam
Michel Raimbault as Genjuro
Nathalie Kanoui as Julie (new 2006 dubbing)
Philippe Roullier as Senpei

Alexandre Cross as Narrateur (new 2006 dubbing)
Charles Pestel as Uraka (new 2006 dubbing)
Christine Paris as vieille femme
Danièle Douet as Mère adoptive (new 2006 dubbing)
Florent Bigot de Nesles as Shingo (new 2006 dubbing)
Francis Benoit as Tarôza (new 2006 dubbing)
Gérard Boucaron as viel homme
Gérard Surugue as Vieil homme (new 2006 dubbing)
Igor de Savitch as Twain (new 2006 dubbing)
Jacques Feyel as Chef indien (new 2006 dubbing)
Jean-Luc Atlan as Jackal (new 2006 dubbing)
Malvina Germain as Oyalulu (new 2006 dubbing)
Michel Dodane as Chef du village (new 2006 dubbing)
Nadine Bellion as Vieille femme (new 2006 dubbing)
Olivier Hémon as capitaine
Patrick Delage as Capitaine (new 2006 dubbing)
Pierre Baton as Shôzan (new 2006 dubbing)
Tony Joudrier as Oguri (new 2006 dubbing)
Vincent Violette as Hanzô (new 2006 dubbing)
Yann Pichon as Hanzo
French companies
Dubbing:
François Avisse vidéo
Nice Fellow (new 2006 dubbing)
Italian staff
Italian cast
Dubbing Director: Raffaele Farina
Script: Enrica Minini
Translation: Francesco Prandoni

Sound Engineer: Riccardo Pirolli
Enrico Bertorelli as Tenkai
Luigi Rosa as Jiro (adult)

Aldo Stella as Sampei
Lara Parmiani as Tico
Massimiliano Lotti as Genjuro

Anna Maria Tulli as Chinamapp
Antonio Guidi as Narratore
Augusto Di Bono as Capo Iga
Claudio Moneta as Shingo
Elisabetta Cesone as Oyaruru
Enrico Maggi as Taroza
Gianni Mantesi as Shozan
Giovanni Battezzato as Capitano
Irene Scalzo as Jiro (child)
Luca Semeraro as Hanzo
Mario Scarabelli as Twain
Italian companies
Broadcaster: Man-Ga
Distributor: Yamato Video (Italy)
Soundtrack: Yamato Video (Italy)
Portuguese staff
Portuguese cast
(none)
Portuguese companies
Distributor: Express Video
Dubbing Studio: SC São Paulo

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