Kessen (The Duel)

Groove Corporation ANEC-27018
4700 yen
released 2000.02.03
approximately 106 minutes

This is a movie produced in Hong Kong with the primary language of Cantonese. This Japanese release has a second audio track that is not perfectly synchronized with the original actors.

The movie is about two renowned swordsmen agreeing to a duel in the royal palace. There are probably more love stories underlying the movie than fighting action scenes.

The movie stars Andy Lau, Ekin Cheng, Nick Cheung, Wei Zhao, Kristy Yang and Patrick Tam.

The Japanese voice cast are Ikeda Shuichi, Midorikawa Hikaru (緑川光) , Miki Shinichirou (三木眞一郎) , Sakurai Tomo (桜井智) .

At the end of the Japanese release, there are interviews with the Japanese voice cast, including Sakurai Tomo.

[information provided by Gary L. Blickhan]