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Aragami (2003)

15 70 min  -  Action | Fantasy | Horror  -   29 April 2004 (Germany)
6.7
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A raging god of battle and a master samurai duke it out in a series of sword fights in a remote temple.

Director:

Ryûhei Kitamura

Writers:

Shôichirô Masumoto (story), Ryûhei Kitamura, and 1 more credit »

Stars:

Takao Osawa, Masaya Katô and Kanae Uotani
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Cast

Complete credited cast:
Takao Osawa Takao Osawa ...
The Samurai
Masaya Katô Masaya Katô ...
Aragami / Tengu / Miyamoto Musashi
Kanae Uotani Kanae Uotani ...
The Woman
Tak Sakaguchi Tak Sakaguchi ...
Hideo Sakaki Hideo Sakaki ...
The Samurai's Friend
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Storyline

Ancient Japan. Fleeing from enemies, two wounded samurai arrive at a strange old temple in a remote location in the mountains. The doors to the place are opened by a beautiful and exotic woman, who beckons them inside. Unable to walk any further, they collapse from exhaustion. One of the samurai awakens to find himself miraculously healed. He meets his saviour, a mysterious man who tells him that his friend died from his wounds. The samurai is persuaded to stay the night. His host tells him the legend of the "Tengu", a goblin which is said to reside in the mountains dining on the flesh of men. He goes on to reveal the true name of the Tengu : Aragami. When the samurai asks if Aragami poses a threat to the temple, his host answers : "I am Aragami". The only way for the Samurai to leave the temple is to destroy Aragami. Written by Niz  

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Plot Keywords:

Samurai | Sword Fight | Swordplay | Minimal Cast | Character Name In Title

Genres:

Action | Fantasy | Horror

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Details

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Aragami - Furia samuray See more »

Company Credits

Production Co:

Amuse, DUEL Film Partners, Micott See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Germany: (Fantasy Film Fest)  | Argentina:

Sound Mix:

DTS-Stereo  | DTS

Color:

Color
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Trivia

Yukihiko Tsutsumi and Ryûhei Kitamura each finished their contributions to the short film anthology Jam Films in record time. As a result producer Shin'ya Kawai gave the two directors a proposal to each create a feature length movie with only two actors, battling in one setting and filmed entirely in one week. The undertaking was called the Duel Project. This was Ryuhei Kitamura's result and Yukihiko Tsutsumi's _2LDK (2002)_. See more »

Quotes

Aragami: Ninja stars are for losers.
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References Versus (2000) See more »