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THE PRINCESS BLADE

(Shurayuki Hime)
NY Premiere

Director: Sato Shinsuke

Japan, 2001, 92 min

Shooting Format:35mm

Festival Year:2002

Category:Narrative Feature

Cast:Hideaki Ito, Yumiko Shaku, Shiro Sano Yoichi Numata, Kyusaku Shimada

Crew:Producer: Taka Ichise - Screenplay: Shinsuke Sato - Music: Kenji Kawai - Cinematograper: Taro Kawazu - Art Director: Tomoyuki Maruo - Sound Mixer: Kiyoshi Kakizawa - Editing: Hirohide Abe - Special Effects: Shinji Higuchi - Action Director: Donnie Yen

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Synopsis

In the near future, Japan is ruled once more by a monarchy. But, rebels opposed to this rule seek to overthrow the government. The House of Takemikazuchi, a band of assassins is hired by the government to suppress the rebels. As a conspiracy from within signals the shadowy organization's impending demise, Yuki, the last of the Takemikazuchi bloodline befriends one of the rebels and seeks revenge against the group's leader.

About the director

Sato was born in 1970 in Hiroshima and studied film at Musashino University of The Arts. His film "No Misbehavior In The Dorm" won the PFF94 Grand Prix Award. Sato's next two films, "Tsukishima Capriccio" and "Bound For The Front Gate " received very good reviews and were shown throughout Japan. A few years later, he was asked by the Japanese director, Jun Ichikawa to write scripts for three films, "Tokyo Lullaby", "Tadon to Chikuwa" and "Zawazawa ShimoKitazawa". Later he wrote the screenplay for the hit film, "Sunflower" directed by Isao Yukisada. In 2001 Sato Shinsuke made his feature directorial debut with "Love Song". "Princess Blade" is his second feature film.

Filmmaker's note

The movie is inspired by the comic book "Shurayukihime" by Kazou Koike (The Lone Wolf and Cub) and Kazou Kamimura.

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