Iwane: Sword of Serenity
居眠り磐音
Synopsis
Iwane Sakazaki returns to his homeland and gets caught in the middle of an incident that results in the tragic death of two of his best friends from childhood. He decides to leave his domain, parting with his fiancée Nao, and becomes a vagrant masterless samurai with nothing more to lose. Iwane drifts to Edo, filleting eels during the day and working as a bodyguard at night for Imazuya, a reputable money exchanger. He gradually wins the trust of the people around him because of his mellow nature, the chivalrous way he treats everyone with courtesy, and his skills of swords. One day, he learns that Imazuya is being targeted in a conspiracy to sabotage a new monetary system implemented by the government, and Iwane decides to protect the people who have given him support.
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映画『居眠り磐音』5月17日（金）公開（主題歌入り予告）Official
Type: Trailer • Published 2019-03-19
Top Cast
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Tori Matsuzaka
Iwane Sakazaki
Fumino Kimura
Okon
Kyoko Yoshine
Nao Kobayashi
Tasuku Emoto
Kinpei Kobayashi
Yosuke Sugino
Shinnosuke Kawade
Kuranosuke Sasaki
Reien Sasaki
Pierre Taki
Bunroku Shishido
Takanori Jinnai
Shoemon
Shosuke Tanihara
Kichiemon
Baijaku Nakamura
Kinbee
Akira Emoto
Urakusai
Kenjirou Ishimaru
Masayoshi Sakazaki
Sara Minami
Iyo Sakazaki
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Katsuhide Motoki
- Screenplay & Story
- Yuki Fujimoto
- Original Score
- Yu Takami
- Original Title
- 居眠り磐音
- Country of Origin
- Japan
- Spoken Languages
- Japanese
- Runtime
- 2h 0m
- Production Studios
- Shochiku Studio, Nippon Television Network Corporation, Shochiku, Yomiuri Telecasting Corporation, Bungeishunju, Aeon Entertainment, Yomiuri Shimbun Company, Sapporo Television Broadcasting Company, Miyagi Television Broadcasting, Shizuoka Daiichi Television, Chukyo TV Broadcasting Company, Hiroshima Telecasting, Fukuoka Broadcasting System
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Katsuhide Motoki
Yuki Fujimoto, Yasuhide Saeki
Yu Takami
Isao Kawase
Hibiki Ito, Shigeaki Yoshida, Daisuke Fukushima, Asami Nishi
Department Leadership Roster
Katsuhide Motoki
Director
Yuki Fujimoto
Screenplay
Tetsuo Harada
Production Design
Isao Kawase
Editor
Tomoko Kurata
Production Design
Daisuke Fukushima
Producer
Asami Nishi
Producer
Yu Takami
Original Music Composer
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What is Iwane: Sword of Serenity about?
Iwane Sakazaki returns to his homeland and gets caught in the middle of an incident that results in the tragic death of two of his best friends from childhood. He decides to leave his domain, parting with his fiancée Nao, and becomes a vagrant masterless samurai with nothing more to lose. Iwane drifts to Edo, filleting eels during the day and working as a bodyguard at night for Imazuya, a reputable money exchanger. He gradually wins the trust of the people around him because of his mellow nature, the chivalrous way he treats everyone with courtesy, and his skills of swords. One day, he learns that Imazuya is being targeted in a conspiracy to sabotage a new monetary system implemented by the government, and Iwane decides to protect the people who have given him support.
Who directed Iwane: Sword of Serenity?
Iwane: Sword of Serenity was directed by Katsuhide Motoki.
Who stars in Iwane: Sword of Serenity?
The principal cast of Iwane: Sword of Serenity includes Tori Matsuzaka, Fumino Kimura, Kyoko Yoshine, Tasuku Emoto, Yosuke Sugino.
When was Iwane: Sword of Serenity released and how long is it?
Iwane: Sword of Serenity was released in 2019 with a total runtime of 2h 0m.
Who composed the musical score for Iwane: Sword of Serenity?
The original motion picture soundtrack for Iwane: Sword of Serenity was composed by Yu Takami.
Is Iwane: Sword of Serenity based on a book or true story?
Iwane: Sword of Serenity is adapted from the following source material: Novel: "Yasuhide Saeki".