IMDb Database
Kuro no shishi poster

Kuro no shishi

IMDb ID: tt0422607 · Rating: 6.0 (183 votes)

Genres: Animation · Action · Adventure

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 fallen samurai reborn into an indestructible...

IMDb Details

Content TypeMovieAlternate TitlesCanada: Black Lion (English)
United States: Black Lion
Spain: The Black Lion (literal English title)
Italy: The Black Lion (literal English title)
Spain: El león negro
Italy: Il leone nero
Japan: Jigen Sengokushi Kuro no Shishi: Jinnai-hen (Alternative Title)
India: Kuro No Shishi (English)
Japan: Tokimoto Sengoku History Black Lion Jinnai Edition (English, literal English title)
Japan: 時元戦国史 黒の獅士 陣内編 (Japanese)
The Black Lion
Content RatingTV-MARuntime60 minutesIMDb Popularity0User Reviews4Critic Reviews4Countries / RegionsJapanLanguagesJapanese
English
Keywordsova
shounen
anime animation
violence
shot in the forehead
Production CompaniesDynamic Planning
Minamimachi Bugyosho
Nippon Columbia
IMDb URLhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0422607/Local Poster/d/file/imdb/04/tt0422607.jpgUpdated At2025-05-11T20:13:26

Stars

Yuri Amano
Lowell Bartholomee
Jose Brown
Charles C. Campbell
Mark Commagere
Kathryn Dineen
Greg Dorchak
Kan Fujimoto
Yuzuru Fujimoto
Masashi Hirose

Directors

Takashi Watabe

Writers

Ritsuko Hayasaka
Gary Lipkowitz
Gô Nagai
Yasunori Takagi

Full Cast & Crew

[Cast Group]
Actor: Yuri Amano | Character: Oyu
Actor: Lowell Bartholomee | Character: Ninja A
Actor: Jose Brown | Character: Ginnai Doma
Actor: Charles C. Campbell | Character: Nobunaga (Warlord)
Actor: Mark Commagere | Character: Black Lion
Actor: Kathryn Dineen | Character: Hayabusa
Actor: Greg Dorchak | Character: Yurimaru
Actor: Kan Fujimoto | Character: Momoji
Actor: Yuzuru Fujimoto | Character: Nagato
Actor: Masashi Hirose | Character: Saburota
Actor: Samantha Inoue Harte | Character: Additional Characters
Actor: Michitaka Kobayashi | Character: Kichihoushi
Actor: Gary Lipkowitz | Character: Nobunaga (Space)
Actor: Jessica Looney | Character: Oyu
Actor: Kevin Madden | Character: Ninja B
Actor: Jo Maemoto | Character: Nagatoji
Actor: Yasunori Matsumoto | Character: Shishimaru
Actor: Edwin Neal | Character: Nagatoji
Actor: Ai Orikasa | Character: Hayabusa
Actor: Brad Pfister | Character: Ninja C
Actor: Robert Rudie | Character: Momoji
Actor: Kazunori Sogabe | Character: Nobunaga
Actor: David Stokey | Character: Shishimaru
Actor: Naoki Tatsuta | Character: Yurimaru
Actor: Nobuo Tobita | Character: Giri
Actor: Takushi Tsujitani | Character: Kojiro
Actor: Ken Webster | Character: Kojiro
Actor: Ryan Wickerham | Character: Kichihoshi
Actor: Yûsaku Yara | Character: Ginnai Doma

[Directors Group]
Name: Takashi Watabe | Role: Director

[Writers Group]
Name: Ritsuko Hayasaka | Role: Writer
Name: Gary Lipkowitz | Role: Writer
Name: Gô Nagai | Role: Writer
Name: Yasunori Takagi | Role: Writer

[Producers Group]
Name: Genji Hiruta | Role: Producer
Name: Kengo Kimura | Role: Producer
Name: John Ledford | Role: Producer
Name: Gary Lipkowitz | Role: Producer
Name: Satsuki Mizuno | Role: Producer
Name: Kenji Nagai | Role: Producer
Name: Takashi Nagai | Role: Producer
Name: Sharon Papa | Role: Producer
Name: Masato Takami | Role: Producer
Name: Suguru Yamazaki | Role: Producer

[Music Group]
Name: Yoshitaka Anzai | Role: Composer

[Cinematography Group]
Name: Akihiko Takahashi | Role: Cinematographer

[Editing Group]
Name: Shūichi Kakesu | Role: Editor
Name: Terumitsu Okada | Role: Editor

[Art Direction Group]
Name: Ruby Halipoto | Role: Art Director

[Production Management]
Name: Shelley Thomas | Role: Production Manager

[Sound Department]
Name: Charles C. Campbell | Role: Sound Department
Name: Katsumi Itō | Role: Sound Department

[Special Effects]
Name: Toyohiko Sakakibara | Role: Special Effects

[Camera and Electrical Department]
Name: Masaaki Fujita | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Yutaka Kurosawa | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Shirô Kûki | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Toyomitsu Nakajô | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Shin'ichi Sasano | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Hiroshi Suzaki | Role: Camera and Electrical Department

[animation department]
Name: Shigeki Awai | Role: Animation Department
Name: Minamimachi Bugyosho | Role: Animation Department
Name: Hiromitsu Kawasaki | Role: Animation Department
Name: Shu Kiriyama | Role: Animation Department
Name: Takashi Kobayashi | Role: Animation Department
Name: Yoshie Komatsu | Role: Animation Department
Name: Hiroshi Kudo | Role: Animation Department
Name: Mitsuharu Matsuyama | Role: Animation Department
Name: Satoru Minowa | Role: Animation Department
Name: Naomi Miyata | Role: Animation Department
Name: Hideyuki Motohashi | Role: Animation Department
Name: Kazuto Nakazawa | Role: Animation Department
Name: Kunihiro Nishibeppu | Role: Animation Department
Name: Masanori Nishii | Role: Animation Department
Name: Yukio Okano | Role: Animation Department
Name: Hiroyuki Okuno | Role: Animation Department
Name: Toshiko Sasaki | Role: Animation Department
Name: Hidekazu Satô | Role: Animation Department
Name: Hitoshi Suzuki | Role: Animation Department
Name: Yasukazu Usami | Role: Animation Department
Name: Suzuko Watanabe | Role: Animation Department
Name: Tetsuya Yanagisawa | Role: Animation Department
Name: Hitoshi Yoshida | Role: Animation Department
Name: Kôichi Ôhata | Role: Animation Department

[Editorial Department]
Name: David Grundy | Role: Editorial Department

[Production Department]
Name: Carole Pavlik | Role: Production Department
Name: Kazunobu Shimizu | Role: Production Department

[Script and Continuity Department]
Name: Takashi Watabe | Role: Script and Continuity Department

[Additional Crew]
Name: Charles C. Campbell | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Hiromi Hartman | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Michael Hartman | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Toru Iwakami | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Gary Lipkowitz | Role: Additional Crew
Name: William McBee | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Satoru Minowa | Role: Additional Crew
Name: David Williams | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Janice Williams | Role: Additional Crew

Trailers

Black Lion | Type: Trailer | IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/video/vi2411331865/ | Playback: https://imdb-video.media-imdb.com/vi2411331865/1434659607842-pgv4ql-1563658762492.mp4?Expires=1788420805&Signature=VQ5SMJtL1PapWtOty8sk8qiS2TFdWC8TlavbLU9Zko6xgnRDG6p5HfU1oEUBsd-pfJgaxsiLQwOrDGK9ZZ~QQmUgVVm9P8AxuLgaOwe0qmEjD481ZlriZaM5W3rgMUpLr6eDV5pb4YPdvXTde96h4ESmGD7bz6WpAZDPDUhKHoAMqfCsfs8z9DZiIL9g~ZmiU03eXWiCx2QY8fI0for7k0gV5VwQNDB-5CFOWi~w0u81XPTGOiWEaI-X~ublpIVXKpm3y9rwKvHm7BUzgxnhcTWD1a9BQE8XLGd2D9nggS6p0vpwPlgPUF8GQwIv~quYOOWrPH6aSjyjHkUtdJJriQ__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAIFLZBVQZ24NQH3KA

Release Schedule

Japan: 1992
United States: November 11, 1998 (video premiere)
United States: March 4, 2003 (DVD premiere)

Awards

No awards or nominations listed on IMDb.

Box Office

No box office data listed on IMDb.