China / Dec 27, 2024 / Shanghai Japanese Film Festival
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
Takizawa Bakin, a popular Edo period author, begins to recount a story he is planning in front of his friend, the artist Katsushika Hokusai. The story is about eight warriors who, each carrying a jewel, gather together as if guided by fate and embark on a harsh journey to fight the curse of the Satomi family. Hokusai is drawn into the story that Bakin is telling, and visits Bakin on various occasions to hear the rest of the story, and a strange relationship between the two begins. The serialization becomes Bakin's life's work, with the idea of "rewarding good and punishing evil in a world where evil is rampant," but after 28 years, as the story finally approaches its climax, Bakin begins to lose his sight. With the completion of the story in doubt, he receives an unexpected proposal from his daughter-in-law. Will the story ever be completed?
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Koudai Matsuoka | Daikaku Inumura |
| So Kaku | Kobungo Inuta |
| Maito Fujioka | Shinbe Inue |
| Shuhei Uesugi | Dousetsu Inuyama |
| Chiaki Kuriyama | Tamazusa |
| Hayato Isomura | Souhaku |
| Haru Kuroki | Oji |
| Shinobu Terajima | Ohaku |
| Yuumi Kawai | Hamaji |
| Danshun Tatekawa | Nanboku Tsuruya |
| Shido Nakamura | Ichikawa Danjuro VII |
| Ukon Onoe | Onoe Kikugoro III |
Genres
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | 八犬伝 |
| Original language | 日本語 (JA) |
| Spoken languages | 日本語 |
| Production countries | Japan |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Kinoshita Group, Kino Films, unfilm |
| Official site | hakkenden.jp |
| Release date | 1 ottobre 2024 |
| Executive producer | Naoya Kinoshita, Yumiko Takebe |
| Production | Hajime Tsubouchi, Yumiko Yoshihara, Yukiko Tanigawa |
| Writer | Futaro Yamada, Fumihiko Sori |
| Editing | Chieko Suzaki, Takamitsu Hoshiko |
| Cinematography | Akira Sako |
| Assistant directors | Yôhei Matsushita, Fumihiko Sori, Masayoshi Deguchi |
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| Lighting | Hiroyuki Kase |
| Camera operators | Akira Sako |
| Additional photography | Akira Sako |
| Production design | Takashi Sasaki, Takayuki Sato |
| Art direction | Takashi Sasaki, Takayuki Sato |
| Set decoration | Takashi Sasaki, Takayuki Sato |
| Visual effects | 白倉慶二 |
| Music | Reiji Kitasato, Hironobu Tanaka |
| Sound | Reiji Kitasato, Hironobu Tanaka |
| Costume design | Rie Nishihara, Keisuke Sakai |
| Makeup | Keisuke Sakai, Rie Nishihara |
| Hairstyling | Keisuke Sakai, Rie Nishihara |
| Revenue | 3.652.816 € |
Release dates
Premiere
Theatrical release
Japan / Oct 01, 2024
Taiwan / Jan 10, 2025 / 6+
Digital
South Korea / Oct 24, 2025 / 15
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