Technical details

• Writers: Robert Mandy & Masahiro Shinoda
• Producers : Masato Hara, Masaru Koibuchi & Peter Rawley for Asmik Ace Entertainment
  Asmik Ace Entertainment
  was formed in 1997 through a merger between the Asmik Corporation and Ace Entertainment, both of Japan. The name Asmik comes from its three founding companies: Ask, Sumitomo and Kodansha. The company is headquartered on the third floor of the Lapiross Roppongi building in Minato, Tokyo.Asmik...
  
   & Manfred Durniok Filmproduktion
• Music : Shinichirô Ikebe
• Photography : Tatsuo Suzuki
  Tatsuo Suzuki (cinematographer)
  is a Japanese cinematographer who has worked with many prominent independent directors.-Career:Born in Fukuoka Prefecture, Suzuki entered the film industry at Iwanami Productions , where he worked on documentary films...
  
  
• Length: Japan : 182 min
• Country: Japan / Germany
• Language: Japanese
• Colour: Colour
• Sound: Dolby Digital

Starring

• Iain Glen
  Iain Glen
  Iain Glen is a Scottish film and stage actor.Iain Glen was born in Edinburgh, Scotland and trained at RADA where he won the Bancroft Gold Medal. He was married to Susannah Harker from 1993 to 2004; they have one son, Finlay...
  
   : Richard Sorge
• Masahiro Motoki
  Masahiro Motoki
  Masahiro Motoki is a Japanese actor. He portrayed protagonist Daigo Kobayashi in Departures, which won the 81st Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film...
  
   : Hidemi Ozaki
• Kippei Shiina : Mitsusada Yoshikawa
• Takaya Kamikawa
  Takaya Kamikawa
  is a Japanese stage, film, and television actor. He played the Anti-Spiral in Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann.- External links :...
  
   : Tokko T
• Toshiya Nagasawa : Miyagi
• Riona Hazuki
  Riona Hazuki
  Riona Hazuki , born Mai Yamada is a Japanese actress. In 1999, she played the main role in Owls' Castle.-Selected filmography:* Retribution...
  
   : Hanako Miyake
• Koyuki
  Koyuki
  , better known as , is a Japanese model and actress.Koyuki was born in Zama. She started her modeling career in 1995 and has since starred in various Japanese dramas, TV and magazine ad campaigns and films. She frequently appears in Japanese print and television campaigns for the electronics...
  
   : Yoshiko Yamazaki
• Yui Natsukawa
  Yui Natsukawa
  is a Japanese entertainer. She was born on June 1, 1968 in Yatsushiro, Kumamoto, Japan. She is a left-hander . She was given a Best New Talent award at the 1995 Yokohama Film Festival for her role in Yoru ga mata kuru.-Drama:...
  
   : Hideko Ozaki
• Takaaki Enoki : Duke Fumimaro Konoye
• Hideji Otaki
  Hideji Ōtaki
  is a Japanese actor. He won the award for Best Supporting Actor at the 1st Hochi Film Award for Brother and Sister, Kimi yo fundo no kawa o watare and Fumō Chitai.-Filmography:*Brother and Sister *Kimi yo fundo no kawa o watare...
  
   : Duke Kinmochi Sai-onji
• Shima Iwashita : Mme Konoe

Honours

• Best Art Direction for Hajime Oikawa at the Awards of the Japanese Academy in 2004
  2004 in film
  The year 2004 in film involved some significant events. Major releases of sequels took place. It included blockbuster films like Shrek 2, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, The Passion of the Christ, Meet the Fockers, Blade: Trinity, Spider-Man 2, Alien vs. Predator, Kill Bill Vol...
  
  
• Also nominated at the same awards in the following categories:
  • Best Cinematography for Tatsuo Suzuki,
  • Best Director for Masahiro Shinoda,
  • Best Editing for Hiroshi Okuda
    Hiroshi Okuda
    Hiroshi Okuda , was chairman of the Toyota Motor Corporation from 1999 to 2006. He became president of Toyota in 1995 and has worked at the corporation for 50 years...
    
    ,
  • Best Film,
  • Best Lighting for Hideshi Mikami,
  • Best Music Score for Shinichirô Ikebe,
  • Best Screenplay for Masahiro Shinoda and Robert Mandy,
  • Best Sound for Tetsuo Segawa