Blade of the Immortal
Synopsis
Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2017 - Gala Screening - Thrill Strand
Details
- Year
- 2017
- Type of project
- Features
- Running time
- 140 mins
- Director
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Takashi Miike
- Producer
- Jeremy Thomas, Misako Saka, Shigeji Maeda
- Editor
- Kenji Yamashita
- Screenwriter
- Tetsuya Oishi (screenplay), Hiroaki Samura (original manga)
- Director of Photography
- Nobuyasu Kita
- Production Designer
- Toshiyuki Matsumiya
- Composer
- Kôji Endô
- Principal cast
- Takuya Kimura, Hana Sugisaki, Ebizo Ichikawa, Sôta Fukushi, Min Tanaka
- Original Title
- Mugen no Jnin
Categories
Production Status
Production Company
Japan, UK coproduction
Warner Bros. (JP), Recorded Picture Company (UK), Oriental Light and Magic (JP)
Recorded Picture Company
24 Hanway StreetLondon
W1T 1UH
Sales Company
HanWay Films
24 Hanway StreetLondon
W1T 1UH
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