Genghis Khan: To the Ends of the Earth and Sea
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| Directed by | Shinichirô Sawai |
| Produced by | Minoru Ebihara Haruki Kadokawa Katsuhito Matsuura Yutaka Okada Akihiko Ôsugi |
| Written by | Takehiro Nakajima Shôichi Maruyama Seiichi Morimura (novels) |
| Starring | Takashi Sorimachi Rei Kikukawa Mayumi Wakamura |
| Music by | Tarô Iwashiro |
| Cinematography | Yonezo Maeda |
| Editing by | Akimasa Kawashima |
| Distributed by | Shochiku |
| Release date(s) | March 3, 2007 |
| Running time | 136 min, |
| Country | Japan/Mongolia |
| Language | English |
| Budget | US$36,000 |
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Genghis Khan: To the Ends of Earth and Sea (Aoki Ôkami: chi hate umi tsukiru made or The Blue Wolf: To the Ends of the Earth and Sea) is a 2007 Japanese historical drama film depicting the life of Genghis Khan.
Directed by Shinichirô Sawai and starring Takashi Sorimachi, the film cost US$30 million to make and was shot over fourth months on location in Mongolia, featuring a cast of tens of thousands of extras.
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[edit] Cast
- Takashi Sorimachi as Temüjin/Genghis Khan
- Rei Kikukawa as Börte
- Mayumi Wakamura as Hoelun
- Ken'ichi Matsuyama as Jochi
- Yoshihiko Hakamada as Khasar
- Ara as Mistress Kulan
- Yusuke Hirayama as Jamuqa
- Naoki Hosaka as Yesugei
[edit] Production
Takehiro Nakajima and Shôichi Maruyama adapted the screenplay from the historical-fiction novels Chi hate umi tsukiru made: shôsetsu Chingisu Hân (ue) and Chi hate umi tsukiru made: shôsetsu Chingisu Hân (shita) by Seiichi Morimura.
The film cost US$30 million to make, and was filmed over four months in 2006 in Mongolia, featuring more than 27,000 extras, as well as 5,000 Mongolian Army soldiers.[1]
[edit] Release
Genghis Khan: To the Ends of Earth and Sea was released in Japan on March 3, 2007, and in Hong Kong on April 26, 2007. The film was screened at the Cannes Film Market, the Moscow International Film Festival and the 2007 Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival. It was the opening film of the 5th World Film Festival of Bangkok and the San Francisco Asian Film Festival.
[edit] References
- ^ English-subtitled theatrical trailer for Shin’ichirô Sawai’s Genghis Khan: To the Ends of the Earth, Twitchfilm.net; retrieved 2007-11-12
