Taitei no Ken

Taitei no Ken
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Directed byYukihiko Tsutsumi
Screenplay byAkira Amasawa
Based on
Taitei no Ken
by Baku Yumemakura
StarringHiroshi Abe
Kenichi Endō
Masakatsu Funaki
Kyōko Hasegawa
Hirotaro Honda
Kankurō Kudō
Naomasa Musaka
Koji Ookura
Takashi Taniguchi
CinematographySatoru Karasawa
Music byAkira Mitake
Distributed byToei Company
Release date
  • April 7, 2007 (2007-04-07) (Japan)
Running time
110 minutes
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese

Taitei no Ken (Japanese: 大帝の剣; lit. "The Emperor's Sword") (aka: The Sword of Alexander) is a series of novels by Baku Yumemakura. They blend samurai action with sci-fi elements. The first novel was adapted into a 2007 movie directed by Yukihiko Tsutsumi.

Synopsis

Orichalcum is a rare and powerful material from a meteorite that was forged into three priceless artifacts. Those that can unite the three items are said to attain great power within the universe. Two conflicting alien forces fight and crash land in ancient Japan to get Orichalcum. Yorozu Genkurou, a samurai who managed to acquire the sword called "Taitei no Ken (The Sword of Alexander)" soon realizes its true potential as he battles ninjas and aliens that covet his life and sword.

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