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Ballad

Ballad

20095.42h 12m

Overview

Based on the plot of an award-winning Crayon Shin-chan animated movie from 2002, a boy named Shinichi (Takei) does the time-traveling and meets a feared general named Ijiri Matabei (Kusanagi). Ijiri is in love with Princess Ren (Aragaki) who subsequently rejects an arranged marriage to Okura Itakatora (Osawa), a powerful daimyo of northern Kanto. Enraged by the rejection, Okura sends a large army to Ijiri's smaller state and it's up to Shinichi to change their destiny.

Directed by Takashi Yamazaki
Written by Yoshito Usui, Takashi Yamazaki
Produced by Toshiyuki Matsui, Chikahiro Ando
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Top Cast

Tsuyoshi Kusanagi

Tsuyoshi Kusanagi

Matabe Ijiri

Yui Aragaki

Yui Aragaki

Princess Renheme

Takao Osawa

Takao Osawa

Itakatora Ohkura

Yui Natsukawa

Yui Natsukawa

Misako Kawakami

Michitaka Tsutsui

Michitaka Tsutsui

Akira Kawakami

Akashi Takei

Akashi Takei

Shinichi Kawakami

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About Ballad

Ballad is a drama, action, romance film released in 2009. Directed by Takashi Yamazaki, it stars Tsuyoshi Kusanagi, Yui Aragaki, Takao Osawa. Based on the plot of an award-winning Crayon Shin-chan animated movie from 2002, a boy named Shinichi (Takei) does the time-traveling and meets a feared general named Ijiri Matabei (Kusanagi). Ijiri is in love with Princess Ren (Aragaki) who subsequently rejects an arranged marriage to Okura Itakatora (Osawa), a powerful daimyo of northern Kanto. Enraged by the rejection, Okura sends a large army to Ijiri's smaller state and it's up to Shinichi to change their destiny.

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