Hakuouki: Wild Dance of Kyoto
2013 1h 35m movie Film Japan

Hakuouki: Wild Dance of Kyoto

劇場版 薄桜鬼 第一章 京都乱舞

“If there's something you want to protect, become a demon.”

Synopsis

劇場版 薄桜鬼 第一章 京都乱舞

“If there's something you want to protect, become a demon.”

There's a war going on in ancient Kyoto. A war fought in shadows, between the forces of the Shogunate's armed enforcers, the Shinsengumi, and the vampire-like Ronin warriors known as the Rasetsu or Furies. And trapped in the middle is a young woman disguised as a man. Seeking her missing father, Chizuru Yukimura comes to Kyoto only to find her fate forever intertwined with the destinies of Shinsengumi Vice commander Toshizo Hijikata and his elite force of swordsmen. Because Chizuru's father has created a secret elixir that enhances the user's strength, speed and healing, and the furies will do anything and kill anyone in order to control that power!

The 2012–2014 Japan Window

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The 2010s Japan Landscape

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Reception Benchmarks

6.4
TMDB Rating
15
Audience Reviews
Well Received
Critical Tier

Ranked #3,365 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (27th percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is -0.5 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.

Among Japan Action productions specifically: #1,309 of 1,714 (top 76%).

Production Details

Primary Country Japan
Original Language Japanese
Production Companies THE KLOCKWORX, Geneon Universal Entertainment, Frontier Works, Studio Deen
Runtime 1h 35m
Release Date August 24, 2013
IMDb tt3856638
Official Site www.nbcuni.co.jp

Themes & Motifs

  • japan
  • vampire
  • mythology
  • sword fight
  • historical fiction
  • demon
  • historical
  • samurai sword
  • japanese mythology
  • anime

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