Musashi: The Dream of the Last Samurai

Overview

The film’s story centers on Musashi Miyamoto, one of the most famous swordsmen in Japanese history. He pioneered the Hyouhou Niten Ichi-ryuu style of two-sword fighting and wrote “The Book of Five Rings,” a book that has been compared to Sun Tzu’s “The Art of War” for its insight on tactics and strategy.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

June 13, 2009

Original language

Japanese

Spoken languages

Japanese

Countries

Japan

Production

Production I.G

Cast

Takayuki Sugo,Takeharu Kunimoto

Director

Mizuho Nishikubo

Writer

Mamoru Oshii

Producer

Mitsuhisa Ishikawa

Cinematography

Hisashi Ezura

Music

Reiji Kitasato

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt1309184