Genghis Khan: To the Ends of the Earth and Sea

Genghis Khan: To the Ends of the Earth and Sea
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Directed by	Shinichirō Sawai
Produced by	Minoru Ebihara Haruki Kadokawa Katsuhito Matsuura Yutaka Okada Akihiko Ōsugi Yoshiaki Tokutome
Written by	Takehiro Nakajima Shōichi Maruyama
Based on	Novels by Seiichi Morimura
Starring	Takashi Sorimachi Rei Kikukawa Mayumi Wakamura
Music by	Taro Iwashiro
Cinematography	Yonezō Maeda
Edited by	Akimasa Kawashima
Production company	Genghis Khan: To the Ends of the Earth and Sea FPC (Kadokawa Haruki, Avex, H.I.S., Tokyo FM, Shochiku, Yahoo! Japan, Japan FM Network, Yomiuri Shimbun, Japan Airlines)
Distributed by	Shochiku (Japan) Funimation (U.S.)
Release date	March 3, 2007 (Japan) February 21, 2008 (U.S. limited)
Running time	136 minutes
Country	Japan/Mongolia
Language	Japanese
Budget	US$30 million

Genghis Khan: To the Ends of Earth and Sea (蒼き狼 地果て海尽きるまで, Aoki Ōkami: Chi Hate Umi Tsukiru Made^?, lit. "The Blue Wolf: To the Ends of the Earth and Sea") is a 2007 Japanese - Mongolian historical drama film depicting the life of Genghis Khan.

Temujin (Sorimachi Takashi) is born the son of the chief of a Mongolian tribe, and grows up as the one who carries the blood of “blue wolf”. When he is grown up, he marries Borte (Kikukawa Rei), but one night, she is taken away by another tribe. When Temujin rescues her, she is pregnant, and a boy is born not long thereafter. As the boy may be a son of a stranger, Temujin names him Jochi (Matsuyama Kenichi), meaning outsider, and refuses to accept him as his son. The time goes on and Temujin is enthrowned as the King of Mongolia. He changes his name to Genghis Khan and pledges to avenge his long-time enemy, the Jin Dynasty. Genghis Khan finally acknowledges Jochi as his own son, and they decide to fight together, but Jochi is killed by the enemy. The lonely battle of Genghis continues without end. A historical drama about the life of Genghis Khan, a hero who united the Mongol Empire and conquered half the known world.

Takehiro Nakajima and Shōichi Maruyama adapted the screenplay from the historical-fiction novels Chi Hate Umi Tsukiru Made: Shōsetsu Chingisu Hān (Ue) and Chi Hate Umi Tsukiru Made: Shōsetsu Chingisu Hān (Shita) by Seiichi Morimura.

The film cost US$30 million to make, and was filmed over four months in 2006 in Mongolia, featuring more than 27,000 extras, as well as 5,000 Mongolian Army soldiers.

Genghis Khan: To the Ends of Earth and Sea was released in Japan on March 3, 2007, and in Hong Kong on April 26, 2007. The film was screened at the Cannes Film Market, the Moscow International Film Festival and the 2007 Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival. It was the opening film of the 5th World Film Festival of Bangkok and the San Francisco Asian Film Festival.