Shun-kun, Shun-kun, Shun-kun!!!! Here at Anime Pad we are huge fans of Shun Oguri. We’ve watched a ton of his television and movie roles. Such titles as: Rich Man, Poor Woman; Rich Man, Poor Woman in New York; Ouroboros; Lupin the 3rd; Nobunaga Concerto; Dolittle the Veterinary Physician; Crows; Tokyo Dogs; Binbo Danshi; Boys Over Flowers. These are just some of our favorites but there are many more.
Gintama the manga/anime samurai shonen slap-stick is now a feature film. Brought to the US and Canada in subs by Azoland Pictures. Based on the best-selling action comedy manga by Hideaki Sorachi, GINTAMA takes place in an alternate Edo-period Japan, where an Alien race has taken control, forcing Samurai to lay down their swords. Once feared as the “White Demon,” former samurai Gintoki Sakata now works as an everyday handyman – until a master swordsman tasks Gintoki and his friends with finding the cursed sword Benizakura to keep it from falling into the wrong hands. Packed with the sword-swinging sci-fi action and offbeat humor that have made the manga a classic, GINTAMA is bound to delight both fans and anyone looking for a journey to a visually-stunning universe where fantastical action lurks just around every corner.
We have our tickets for this great release and will review the film afterwards. So be on the look out for that and go see this film in your area. Oh, yeah they’re also doing a giveaway so check out Azoland Pictures Facebook and Website.
STAFF
Director: Yuichi Fukuda
Screenplay: Yuichi Fukuda
Cinematography: Tetsuya Kudo
Production Design: Noriyoshi Ikeya
Costume Design: Kazuhiro Sawataishi
CAST
Gintoki Sakata: Shun Oguri
Shinpachi Shimura: Masaki Suda
Kagura: Kanna Hashimoto
Kotaro Katsura: Masaki Okada
Tae Shimura: Masami Nagasawa
Gengai Hiraga: Murotsuyoshi
Isao Kondo: Kankuro Nakamura
Toshiro Hijikata: Yuya Yagira
Sogo Okita: Ryo Yoshizawa
Testuya Murata: Ken Yasuda
Tetsuko Murata: Akari Hayami
Nizo Okada: Hirofumi Arai
Henpeita Takechi: Jiro Sato
Matako Kijima: Nanao
Shinsuke Takasugi: Tsuyoshi Domoto