Goemon

UPC: 704400094934

Studio: Funimation Prod

MPAA Rating: TV14   Contains:[Violence, Adult Situations]

Summary: Japanese anime guru Kazuaki Kiriya ascended to prominence with his sprawling fantasy Casshern (2004), a tale that coupled post-apocalyptic visions with early 21st century design, and shared the success of the manga and anime from which Kiriya and his colleagues adapted it. Kiriya waited five years before emerging with this follow-up, produced by J-horror godfather Takashige Ichise (The Grudge). Described by more than one source in the press as a Japanese equivalent of Robin Hood, it unfurls in the late 16th century. The year is 1582, and the most miserly warlord in Japan, Oda Nobunaga, promptly falls prey to an assassin's blade and is succeeded by his own right-hand-man, Toyotomi Hideyoshi (voiced by Eiji Okuda). Unfortunately, all is far from well on the sociological front: a huge chasm exists between rich and poor, and evening things out is super-thief Goemon (voice of Yosuke Eguchi), who spends his day redistributing wealth to the lower economic classes. Fate takes an intriguing turn when Goemon acquires a small, ornate, handcrafted box of foreign design that he swipes from a merchant and hands to a homeless kid (voice of Arashi Fukasawa). Also after the box is the bugyo (or administrator) of Hideyoshi, who sends a vicious ninja (Kirigakure Saizo) out to take care of Goemon and retrieve the item; Goemon recovers it first, however, while saving the young homeless boy from a bellicose swordsman (voice of Tetsuji Tamayama). In no time at all, Goemon finds himself being pursued by everyone under the sun including Mitsunari, re-encounters a lost love from his past, Cha Cha (voice of Ryoko Hirosue) and realizes that the box will play an integral role in the nation's future. ~ Nathan Southern, Rovi

Category: Epic

Features: Making of Goemon
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Goemon

Format: Blu-ray

Release Date: 04/19/2011

Audio: DTHD null

Runtime: 130 Minutes

Sides: 1

Number of Discs: 1

Language(s) English

Subtitles: English

Cast and Crew: Masato Ibu  Actor 
Ryoko Hirosue  Actor 
Gori  Actor 
Takao Osawa  Actor 
Tetsuji Tamayama  Actor 
Takashige Ichise  Producer 
Gen Fukunaga  Executive Producer 
Kazuaki Kiriya  Director 
Kazuaki Kiriya  Producer 
Kazuaki Kiriya  Screenwriter 
Carly Hunter  Producer 
Justin Cook  Producer 
Tetsuroh Takita  Screenwriter 
Yosuke Eguchi  Actor 
Eiji Okuda  Actor 
Arashi Fukasawa  Actor 
Susumu Terajima  Actor 
Jun Kaname  Actor 

Country: Japan