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Ryo

Ryo

20136.80h 26mPG-13

Overview

The son of a samurai who lost his parents during the attack of English ships on a Japanese town is given the name Ryo and becomes the bodyguard of Ryoma Sakamoto, a man who has his own plan to fight for the country.

Directed by Koichi Chigira
Written by Koichi Chigira, Junichi Takaoka
Produced by Shinichiro Ishikawa
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Aoi Yuuki

Aoi Yuuki

Ryo

Ai Kayano

Ai Kayano

Oryū

Keiji Fujiwara

Keiji Fujiwara

Sakamoto Ryōma

Shinya Takahashi

Shinya Takahashi

Nakaoka Shintarō

Takanori Nishikawa

Takanori Nishikawa

Ōkubo Toshimichi

Toshiyuki Morikawa

Toshiyuki Morikawa

Hijikata Toshizō

Yuki Ono

Yuki Ono

Nakamura Hanjirō

Minako Kotobuki

Minako Kotobuki

Kuro

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About Ryo

Ryo is a animation film released in 2013 exploring themes of anime, young animator training project, short film. Directed by Koichi Chigira, it stars Aoi Yuuki, Ai Kayano, Keiji Fujiwara. The son of a samurai who lost his parents during the attack of English ships on a Japanese town is given the name Ryo and becomes the bodyguard of Ryoma Sakamoto, a man who has his own plan to fight for the country.

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