Kamui Gaiden
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Cover of the Manga Entertainment release
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| Directed by | Yōichi Sai |
| Produced by | Akira Morishige Yui Tamae |
| Screenplay by | Yōichi Sai Kankurō Kudō |
| Story by | Sampei Shirato |
| Starring |
Kenichi Matsuyama Koyuki Ekin Cheng Kōichi Satō Hideaki Itō |
| Music by | Taro Iwashiro |
| Cinematography | Tomoo Ezaki Junichi Fujisawa |
| Edited by | Isao Kawase |
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| Distributed by | Shochiku (Japan) Funimation (North America) Manga Entertainment (UK) Madman Entertainment (Australia) |
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Release date
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September 16, 2009 |
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Running time
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120 min |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
| Budget | $18 million |
| Box office | $11,891,739 |
Kamui Gaiden (カムイ外伝) is a 2009 Japanese film directed by Yōichi Sai, based on Sanpei Shirato's manga series of the same title. The film is written by Sai and Kankurō Kudō, starring Kenichi Matsuyama in the titular role. It premiered at Toronto International Film Festival on September 16, 2009, to mixed reviews.
The young Kamui is a runaway ninja who has abandoned his clan, now constantly pursued by assassins. His travels bring him to a seashore village where he meets Hanbei, a fisherman who shares the former ninja's sense of honor. Though Hanbei's wife is wary of the stranger, the fisherman and Kamui become good friends. Life at the seaside seems idyllic but Kamui does not get to enjoy the peace for very long when his past life is catching up on him, and everything and everyone is not as it seems. Now he must draw upon his shadowy arts if he hopes to escape with his life.
Kamui Gaiden was filmed in 2007-2008 at Nago, Okinawa. On April 1, 2011, Matsuyama married Koyuki whom he has met on the set of Kamui. In addition to Toronto Film Festival, it was also screened at London Film Festival in 2009, as well as at Rotterdam International Film Festival,Sci-Fi-London, the Asian Film Festival of Dallas and the Durban International Film Festival in 2010. The film was released as Kamui in the English version, and as Kamui: The Lone Ninja for the 2010 UK DVD and Blu-ray Disc releases by Manga Entertainment; it was also re-titled as Kamui - The Last Ninja by Cine-Asia in Germany.
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