Genghis Khan: To the Ends of the Earth and Sea

{{Infobox film

| name = Genghis Khan: To the Ends of the Earth and Sea

| image = Genghis_Khan_2007_film_poster.jpg

| caption = Japanese poster

| director = Shinichirō Sawai

| producer = Minoru Ebihara
Haruki Kadokawa
Katsuhito Matsuura
Yutaka Okada
Akihiko Ōsugi
Yoshiaki Tokutome

| writer = Takehiro Nakajima
Shōichi Maruyama

| narrator =

| starring = Takashi Sorimachi
Rei Kikukawa
Mayumi Wakamura

| music = Taro Iwashiro

| cinematography = Yonezō Maeda

| editing = Akimasa Kawashima

| studio = Genghis Khan: To the Ends of the Earth and Sea FPC
(Kadokawa Haruki, Avex, H.I.S., Tokyo FM, Shochiku, Yahoo! Japan, Japan FM Network, Yomiuri Shimbun, Japan Airlines)

| distributor = Shochiku (Japan)
Funimation (U.S.){{mojo title|id=genghiskahanime}}. Retrieved February 25, 2008.

| released = {{Film date|2007|03|03|Japan|2008|02|21|U.S. limited|ref2=}}

| runtime = 136 minutes

| country = Japan
Mongolia

| language = Japanese

| budget = US$30 million

| based_on = Novels by Seiichi Morimura

}}

{{Nihongo|Genghis Khan: To the Ends of Earth and Sea|蒼き狼地果て海尽きるまで|Aoki Ōkami: Chi Hate Umi Tsukiru Made|lit. "The Blue Wolf: To the Ends of the Earth and Sea"}} is a 2007 Japanese – Mongolian historical drama film depicting the life of Genghis Khan.

Plot

Temujin (Takashi Sorimachi) is born to the chief of a Mongolian tribe, and grows up as the one who carries the blood of “blue wolf”. He grows up and marries Börte (Rei Kikukawa). But one night, she is taken away by another tribe. Temujin rescues her, only to find her pregnant. She later gives birth to a boy. As the boy may be a son of a stranger, Temujin names him Kuchi (Kenichi Matsuyama), meaning outsider, and refuses to accept him as his son. The time goes on and Temujin is enthroned as the King of Mongolia. He changes his name to Genghis Khan and pledges to avenge his long-time enemy, the Jin Dynasty. Genghis Khan finally acknowledges Kuchi as his own son, and they decide to fight together, but Kuchi is killed by the enemy. The lonely battle of Genghis continues without end. A historical drama about the life of Genghis Khan, a hero who united the Mongol Empire and conquered half the known world.{{cite web|url=http://www.aoki-ookami.com/index2.html |title=The Blue Wolf (後のチンギス・ハーン)|accessdate=29 January 2014}}

Cast

Takashi Sorimachi as Temüjin
Rei Kikukawa as Börte
Kenichi Matsuyama as Kuchi
Yoshihiko Hakamada as Hasar
Go Ara as Khulan
Yūsuke Hirayama as Jamukha
Naoki Hosaka as Yesügei Bagatur
Hiroki Matsukata as Toghrul Khan
Eugene Nomura as Bo'orču
Eri Shimomiya as Temulen
Shōhei Yamazaki as Behter
Kairi Narita as Belgutei
Takuya Noro as Chilaun
Sōsuke Ikematsu as young Temüjin
Ami Takeishi as young Börte
Takeshi Ōbayashi as Caravan Chief

Production

Takehiro Nakajima and Shōichi Maruyama adapted the screenplay from the historical-fiction novels Chi Hate Umi Tsukiru Made: Shōsetsu Chingisu Hān (Ue) and Chi Hate Umi Tsukiru Made: Shōsetsu Chingisu Hān (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.[http://twitchfilm.net/site/view/english-subtitled-theatrical-trailer-for-shinichiro-sawais-genghis-khan-to-/#extended English-subtitled theatrical trailer for Shinichirō Sawai's Genghis Khan: To the Ends of the Earth] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090620012237/http://twitchfilm.net/site/view/english-subtitled-theatrical-trailer-for-shinichiro-sawais-genghis-khan-to-#extended |date=2009-06-20 }}, Twitchfilm.net; retrieved 2007-11-12

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.

Genghis Khan was released by The Bigger Picture in only 40 U.S. theaters on February 21, 2008. As of February 25, it has made only US$3,892 there. It grossed nearly US$11 million in Japan and Mongolia.

Genghis Khan was released on DVD in the US in 2008.

References

External links

[http://www.funimation.com/shows/genghis-khan Funimation official site]
[https://web.archive.org/web/20071014090324/http://shochikufilms.com/film/detail.php?product_code=676 Official site]
{{IMDb title|id=0770722|title=Aoki Ōkami: Chi Hate Umi Tsukiru Made}}
{{tcmdb title|id=670516}}
[https://web.archive.org/web/20070304110057/http://comics.yahoo.co.jp/magazine/blood/aokiooka01_0001.html Nakaba Higurashi's Manga]

Category:2007 films

Category:Japanese war drama films

Category:Films based on Japanese novels

Category:Films directed by Shinichirō Sawai

Category:Films scored by Taro Iwashiro

Category:Depictions of Genghis Khan on film

Category:2000s Japanese-language films

Category:Mongolian drama films

Category:Funimation

Category:Shochiku films

Category:2007 biographical drama films

Category:Films set in the 12th century