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Honô no mirâju

IMDb ID: tt0447590 · Year: 2003 · Rating: 7.0 (191 votes)

Genres: Animation · Drama · Fantasy

Takaya, an ordinary high school boy, gets drawn into an ancient war of darkness and tragedy when he discovers that he is the reincarnation of a feudal lord from Japan's Warring States Period.

IMDb Details

Content TypeTVSeriesAlternate TitlesAustralia: Mirage of Blaze
Canada: Mirage of Blaze (English)
United Kingdom: Mirage of Blaze
Ireland: Mirage of Blaze (English)
India: Mirage of Blaze (English)
New Zealand: Mirage of Blaze (English)
United States: Mirage of Blaze
South Africa: Mirage of Blaze (English)
Brazil: Honô no mirâju
Russia: Призрачное пламя
Japan: 炎の蜃気楼 (Japanese)
China: 炎之蜃气楼 (Mandarin)
Taiwan: 烈火蜃氣樓
烈火蜃氣樓
Release Date2003-06-24IMDb Popularity0User Reviews4Critic Reviews1Countries / RegionsJapanLanguagesJapaneseKeywordsreincarnation
supernatural power
samurai
exorcism
gay
Production CompaniesMadhouse
SME Visual Works
Shueisha
Official SitesOfficial Site - https://www.aniplex.co.jp/mirage/bdbox/index.htmlIMDb URLhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0447590/Local Poster/d/file/imdb/04/tt0447590.jpgUpdated At2025-07-12T19:01:19

Stars

Toshihiko Seki
Show Hayami
Taiki Matsuno
Nobuyuki Tanaka
Yasunori Matsumoto
Ken'yû Horiuchi
Tomokazu Seki
Sakiko Tamagawa
Akiko Yajima
Hideyuki Tanaka

Directors

Susumu Kudô
Lex Lang

Writers

Yuki Enatsu
Kazuyuki Fudeyasu
Mizuna Kuwabara
Lex Lang
Ryôsuke Nakamura
Hiroko Tokita

Full Cast & Crew

[Cast Group]
Actor: Toshihiko Seki | Character: Takaya Ohgi
Actor: Show Hayami | Character: Nobutsuna Naoe
Actor: Taiki Matsuno | Character: Yuzuru Narita
Actor: Nobuyuki Tanaka | Character: College Student 2, Ghost, Male Student B, Man 2, Monitor 1, Skeleton Warrior, Student, Student 2, Vassal
Actor: Yasunori Matsumoto | Character: Shuhei Chiaki
Actor: Ken'yû Horiuchi | Character: Danjo Kousaka
Actor: Tomokazu Seki | Character: Ranmaru Mori, Satoshi Hatayama
Actor: Sakiko Tamagawa | Character: Ayako Kadowaki
Actor: Akiko Yajima | Character: Saori Morino
Actor: Hideyuki Tanaka | Character: Ujiteru Hôjô
Actor: Mitsuru Miyamoto | Character: Kotaro Fûma
Actor: Ai Orikasa | Character: Yuiko Takeda
Actor: Fumihiko Tachiki | Character: Kojûrô Katakura
Actor: Jamieson Price | Character: Nobutsuna Naoe
Actor: Lex Lang | Character: Danjyo Kousaka, Shuhei Chiaki, Soksaka
Actor: Kim Strauss | Character: Masumane Date, Uijiteru Hojyo
Actor: Julie Ann Taylor | Character: Ayako Kadowaki
Actor: Richard Cansino | Character: Takaya Oogi
Actor: Tony Schnur | Character: Yuzuru Narita
Actor: Rokurô Naya | Character: Ujimasa Hôjô
Actor: Hiroshi Kamiya | Character: Kojirou Date
Actor: Misa Watanabe | Character: Maiko Asaoka
Actor: Jirô Saitô | Character: Skeleton Warrior, Tannin, Vassal
Actor: Shigenori Sôya | Character: Kasuke
Actor: Katsunosuke Hori | Character: Genan Hôjô
Actor: Masanobu Kariya | Character: Hooligan 1, Skeleton Warrior
Actor: Takeharu Ônishi | Character: Ghost, Man 1
Actor: Dai Matsumoto | Character: Yasuhide Tohyama
Actor: Takuo Kawamura | Character: Close Adviser, Ghost
Actor: Hideyuki Hori | Character: Masamune Date
Actor: Yukitoshi Hori | Character: Shingen Takeda
Actor: Satoko Kitô | Character: Yuzuru's Mother
Actor: Eisuke Asakura | Character: Student A
Actor: Noriaki Sugiyama | Character: Student B
Actor: Miho Yoshida | Character: Minako
Actor: Kazuaki Ito | Character: Kinue
Actor: Tomoko Miura | Character: Miya Ohgi
Actor: Yasuhiro | Character: Ghost
Actor: Matsuo Matsuo | Character: Doctor
Actor: Ryuzo Hasuike | Character: Skeleton Warrior
Actor: Ryôtarô Okiayu | Character: Nobunaga Oda
Actor: Tadasuke Ohmizu | Character: Ghost
Actor: Koichi Hasebe | Character: Ghost
Actor: Akemi Adachi | Character: Student
Actor: Emi Motoi | Character: Female Student A
Actor: Takayuki Fujimoto | Character: Ghost
Actor: Isao Yamagishi | Character: Hooligan 2
Actor: Kaori Matoi | Character: Student
Actor: Kazuya Nakai | Character: Sinya Asaoka
Actor: Sanae Kobayashi | Character: Female Student B
Actor: Hiroshi Naka | Character: Nue
Actor: Noriko Shitaya | Character: Student
Actor: Hisanori Koyatsu | Character: Skeleton Warrior
Actor: Yoshiyuki Kaneko | Character: Kenshin Uesugi
Actor: Fumio Yoshioka | Character: Student 1
Actor: Chiaki Takahashi | Character: Youngster
Actor: Takayasu Usui | Character: Close Adviser
Actor: Mizuki Saitô | Character: Male Student A
Actor: Takayuki Okada | Character: College Student 1
Actor: Tomoko Arimura | Character: Woman 1
Actor: Mayumi Yamaguchi | Character: Onlooker A
Actor: Akira Tomisaka | Character: Youngster
Actor: Fumihiko Gotô | Character: Close Adviser
Actor: Ken'ichi Mochizuki | Character: Close Adviser
Actor: Miki Tsuchiya | Character: Woman 2
Actor: Kenta Miyake | Character: College Student 3
Actor: Takahiro Mizushima | Character: Monitor 2
Actor: Ben Takada | Character: Vassal
Actor: Takumi Tanimoto | Character: User 1
Actor: Misa Kobayashi | Character: User 2
Actor: Mari Devon | Character: Yuiko Takeda
Actor: Peter Doyle | Character: Kojiro Date
Actor: Kari Wahlgren | Character: Miya Oogi
Actor: Johnny Yong Bosch | Character: Kotaro Fuuma
Actor: Colleen O'Shaughnessey | Character: Saori Morino
Actor: Michael Forest | Character: Kojyuro Katakura
Actor: Karen Strassman | Character: Maiko Asaoko
Actor: Michael McConnohie | Character: Kinue
Actor: Steve Staley | Character: Satoshi Hatayama, Ranamaru Mori, Additional Voices
Actor: Steve Kramer | Character: Lord Shingen Takeda, Nue, Teacher
Actor: Doug Stone | Character: Yasuhide Tohyama
Actor: Dave Mallow | Character: Ujimasa Hojyo

[Directors Group]
Name: Susumu Kudô | Role: Director
Name: Lex Lang | Role: Director

[Writers Group]
Name: Yuki Enatsu | Role: Writer
Name: Kazuyuki Fudeyasu | Role: Writer
Name: Mizuna Kuwabara | Role: Writer
Name: Lex Lang | Role: Writer
Name: Ryôsuke Nakamura | Role: Writer
Name: Hiroko Tokita | Role: Writer

[Producers Group]
Name: John Sirabella | Role: Producer

[Art Direction Group]
Name: Masazumi Matsumiya | Role: Art Director

[Assistant Directors]
Name: Hiroshi Kimura | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Naoto Hashimoto | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Yoshimasa Hiraike | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director

[Art Department]
Name: Toshio Hirata | Role: Art Department
Name: Junji Nishimura | Role: Art Department
Name: Hiroshi Hara | Role: Art Department
Name: Kazuya Komai | Role: Art Department
Name: Hidehito Ueda | Role: Art Department

[animation department]
Name: Itsuko Takeda | Role: Animation Department

[Music Department]
Name: Kôichirô Kameyama | Role: Music Department

[Additional Crew]
Name: Lex Lang | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Stephanie Sheh | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Anna Yamamoto | Role: Additional Crew

Trailers

Mirage of Blaze | Type: Trailer | IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/video/vi211419417/ | Playback: https://imdb-video.media-imdb.com/vi211419417/1434659607842-pgv4ql-1563431255862.mp4?Expires=1788450098&Signature=D9KCEnEmwfjF~r~9JFtxjKHQwUwZRna891geSxom7eXxNLzZsPmSHQuVsPpV9Mfpexbwjye7OmkL7jn~nWN6lbuXRBFvQieAifYffS5NTx~95Y2Uwtia4RLu9zvXKxOc4MOyCyx7-2EIOGWI6A4dgMK1~1t7Q0lRRdSUyaa4mQDOU6nTupAVA9TvFQxmD3aHf1KHutrFmcITXIB8iO0ZEO2GuQItkwMS8DYMHtiog1BdK4skcvjjyLb23UX8Dz2tN1kTryJKyvZLBRT6Kyb6QK9-GZMJAoETfHQi~ojZ8LvinKCjswTPdqp6K1jl1uo2jd3SsDTd0G3JNQKUBsNG9Q__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAIFLZBVQZ24NQH3KA
Mirage of Blaze - Tragic Love | Type: Trailer | IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/video/vi3331719449/ | Playback: https://imdb-video.media-imdb.com/vi3331719449/1434659607842-pgv4ql-1564178211579.mp4?Expires=1788450098&Signature=aN4jZRjRX0Y7lsFRtJLKBhnTn9mJXn9JcIXGFRvaD-Ah5H8KOcDez9GGOCqeShwliYFiHvNb9YXtD~0RdJlp0R8FCfnKrLJlytoAauPL6tgb95dSeP~DfZx3dKzy3UBMOBcEX8tvleHEXVnTju5ywTpdf0UmL9f6XtN51Phdyu29Cd9Furzzi3ex9spRueRDpAh1wZV5PzBAC5jD63hWSO4zUNxkiuBsGkpdhsfTams~S7aovFl9Z-dVLdgoJklCIu2-TKIOWmi8uEcxZSrsu7t2rBe4m-T3O2REvgdZGefldbAauNt~wc1IwNKj4X1BUdQUhZfiBVugDVyGC~APAg__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAIFLZBVQZ24NQH3KA
Mirage of Blaze | Type: Trailer | IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/video/vi3314942233/ | Playback: https://imdb-video.media-imdb.com/vi3314942233/1434659607842-pgv4ql-1564523741356.mp4?Expires=1788450098&Signature=rpJC~hhU15fjPmPQWGj8ASpsQPk-8GZp7IgRmwlDkd7a4ehgG4FrdBcbX9nIWvCC9keI~Ez-UlsHVMBjRcPr-7GbxcU4oa1GwzLExD8jVnW2wiGOEKo3gGKwB~RId6OfWj6QIN9loZ6VSMgWfb5Z6TteQirCpSVpWscbMBCOlLsJRxuVh-F9XFZzrT-BfJXEAydSS9a-kMcsY6gmJCmP~mjVDhIkRKo0BqR6u6JJBKZ5CdDocGrap0syWtquF7ow26hro-Gi6wOCeRgJkI0eH1qMe~ZjtlDJbsYtdZ2UfAwoEKTEEm2isCt2AtGPgYhhiYUw1AsrdzssgIg3fBbxQw__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAIFLZBVQZ24NQH3KA

Release Schedule

Japan: January 7, 2002
United States: June 24, 2003

Awards

No awards or nominations listed on IMDb.

Box Office

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