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Black Lion

Original title: Kuro no shishi
  • Video
  • 1992
  • TV-MA
  • 1h
IMDb RATING
5.9/10
203
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Black Lion (1992)
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JapaneseAnimeHand-Drawn AnimationActionAdventureAnimationHistoryWar

The year is 1580. Using an army of soldiers equipped with sophisticated weaponry, Nobunaga Oda is on the verge of ruling Japan with an iron fist. One of his enforcers is Ginnai Doma - a fall... Read allThe year is 1580. Using an army of soldiers equipped with sophisticated weaponry, Nobunaga Oda is on the verge of ruling Japan with an iron fist. One of his enforcers is Ginnai Doma - a fallen samurai reborn into an indestructible killing machine. As Ginnai continues his killing ... Read allThe year is 1580. Using an army of soldiers equipped with sophisticated weaponry, Nobunaga Oda is on the verge of ruling Japan with an iron fist. One of his enforcers is Ginnai Doma - a fallen samurai reborn into an indestructible killing machine. As Ginnai continues his killing spree on ninjas and those who oppose Nobunaga's rule, Shishimaru of the Iga Ninja - going ... Read all

  • Director
    • Takashi Watabe
  • Writers
    • Ritsuko Hayasaka
    • Gary Lipkowitz
    • Yasunori Takagi
  • Stars
    • Yuri Amano
    • Lowell Bartholomee
    • Jose Brown
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    5.9/10
    203
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Takashi Watabe
    • Writers
      • Ritsuko Hayasaka
      • Gary Lipkowitz
      • Yasunori Takagi
    • Stars
      • Yuri Amano
      • Lowell Bartholomee
      • Jose Brown
    • 4User reviews
    • 5Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Yuri Amano
    Yuri Amano
    • Oyu
    • (voice)
    Lowell Bartholomee
    Lowell Bartholomee
    • Ninja A
    • (voice: English version)
    Jose Brown
    • Ginnai Doma
    • (voice: English version)
    Charles C. Campbell
    Charles C. Campbell
    • Nobunaga (Warlord)
    • (voice: English version)
    • (as Charles Campbell)
    Mark Commagere
    • Black Lion
    • (voice: English version)
    Kathryn Dineen
    • Hayabusa
    • (voice: English version)
    Greg Dorchak
    Greg Dorchak
    • Yurimaru
    • (voice: English version)
    Kan Fujimoto
    • Momoji
    • (voice)
    Yuzuru Fujimoto
    • Nagato
    • (voice)
    Masashi Hirose
    • Saburota
    • (voice)
    Samantha Inoue Harte
    Samantha Inoue Harte
    • Additional Characters
    • (voice: English version)
    Michitaka Kobayashi
    • Kichihoushi
    • (voice)
    Gary Lipkowitz
    • Nobunaga (Space)
    • (voice: English version)
    • (as Gary Dehan)
    Jessica Looney
    • Oyu
    • (voice: English version)
    • (as Jessica Looney-Wilson)
    Kevin Madden
    • Ninja B
    • (voice: English version)
    Jo Maemoto
    • Nagatoji
    • (voice)
    Yasunori Matsumoto
    Yasunori Matsumoto
    • Shishimaru
    • (voice)
    Edwin Neal
    Edwin Neal
    • Nagatoji
    • (voice: English version)
    • (as Ed Neal)
    • Director
      • Takashi Watabe
    • Writers
      • Ritsuko Hayasaka
      • Gary Lipkowitz
      • Yasunori Takagi
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Based on the manga of the same name, which was originally published in Japan in 1978 by Kodansha. It was published again in 1984 by Asahi Sonorama. A third publishing was done in 1992 and 1995 by Chuokoron-Shinsha, and finally it was published for a fourth time by Shimanaka Shoten Publications in 2003.
    • Quotes
      • Shishimaru: Shit...
      • Hayabusa: Whats wrong with you? A feminine man crying over the death of a woman.
      • Shishimaru: Shut up, you bitch! You don't understand anything!
      • Hayabusa: Get your hands off me!
      • Shishimaru: You bitch!
    • Connections
      References The Terminator (1984)

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    Details

    • Release date
      • 1992 (Japan)
    • Country of origin
      • Japan
    • Languages
      • Japanese
      • English
    • Also known as
      • The Black Lion
    • Production companies
      • Dynamic Planning
      • Minamimachi Bugyosho
      • Nippon Columbia
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    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 1h(60 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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