Kamogawa Horumo: Battle League in Kyoto (2009)
Original title: 鴨川ホルモー
Kamogawa Horumo: Battle League in Kyoto is a 2009 Japanese-language fantasy movie directed by Katsuhide Motoki, with a running time of 1h 53m. It stars Takayuki Yamada, Chiaki Kuriyama and Gaku Hamada.
The story is about a group of university students who inevitably gets involved in playing a game of "Horumo" - a combat match where each person manipulates 100 spirits (referred to as "oni") to fight the opponent. Akira Abe, a freshman at Kyoto University student falls for his classmate Kyoko, and soon ends up at a mysterious club called “Kyoto University Azure Dragon” which turns out to be one of the Horumo teams, playing the mysterious (and somewhat absurd) game which started over 1,000 years ago in the Heian period.The heat rises as you see the 2,000 CGI created spirits wage fierce battles against the backdrop of breathtaking beautiful city of Kyoto. Let the battle begin!
Quick answers
What is Kamogawa Horumo: Battle League in Kyoto about?
The story is about a group of university students who inevitably gets involved in playing a game of "Horumo" - a combat match where each person manipulates 100 spirits (referred to as "oni") to fight the opponent. Akira Abe, a freshman at Kyoto University student falls for his classmate Kyoko, and soon ends up at a mysterious club called “Kyoto University Azure Dragon” which turns out to be one of the Horumo teams, playing the mysterious (and somewhat absurd) game which started over 1,000 years ago in the Heian period.The heat rises as you see the 2,000 CGI created spirits wage fierce battles against the backdrop of breathtaking beautiful city of Kyoto. Let the battle begin!
When was Kamogawa Horumo: Battle League in Kyoto released?
Kamogawa Horumo: Battle League in Kyoto was released on 18 April 2009.
How long is Kamogawa Horumo: Battle League in Kyoto?
Kamogawa Horumo: Battle League in Kyoto runs 1h 53m.
Who made Kamogawa Horumo: Battle League in Kyoto?
Kamogawa Horumo: Battle League in Kyoto was directed by Katsuhide Motoki.
Cast
- Takayuki Yamada as Akira Abe
- Chiaki Kuriyama as Fumi Kusunoki
- Gaku Hamada as Koichi Takamura
- Sei Ashina as Kyoko Sawara
- Takuya Ishida as Mitsuru Ashiya
- Yoshiyoshi Arakawa as Makoto Sugawara
- Shota Saito as Miyoshi (older brother)
- Keita Saito as Miyoshi (younger brother)
- Renji Ishibashi as bar manager
- Megumi Sato as Mika Tachibana
- Gota Watabe as Matsunaka
- Masato Wada as Taira Aomori