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Golden Kamuy (film)

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Golden Kamuy
Theatrical release poster.
Directed byShigeaki Kubo
Written by
Based onGolden Kamuy by Satoru Noda
Produced by
StarringKento Yamazaki
Anna Yamada
Yûma Yamoto
Gordon Maeda
Hiroshi Tamaki
Hiroshi Tachi
Narrated byKenjiro Tsuda
CinematographyDaisuke Souma
Edited byTsuyoshi Wada
Music byYutaka Yamada
Distributed by
Release date
  • 19 January 2024 (2024-01-19)
Running time
128 minutes
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese

Golden Kamuy (Japanese: ゴールデンカムイ, Hepburn: Gōruden Kamui) is a 2024 Japanese movie directed by Shigeaki Kubo,[1] based on the manga series of same name written and illustrated by Satoru Noda.[2]

The movie stars Kento Yamazaki, Anna Yamada, Yûma Yamoto and Gordon Maeda, and it tells the story of Saichi Sugimoto, a veteran of the early twentieth-century Russo-Japanese War, and his quest to find a huge fortune of gold of the Ainu people, helped by a young Ainu girl named Asirpa.[3][4]

Plot

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In the late Meiji period in Hokkaido, Japan, Saichi Sugimoto, a war hero known as Immortal Sugimoto from the Russo-Japanese War, embarks on a new life in Hokkaido. He learns about stolen gold once belonging to the Ainu people, taken by a man named Noppera-bo who massacred everyone so he could get all the gold to himself. Noppera-bo was then caught and thrown into Abashiri prison and before that, he already hid the gold in a secure location in Hokkaido. He tattooed the location of the hidden gold on 24 different prisoners, each prisoner held a part of the map, necessary to uncover the treasure. After sometime, Noppera-bo staged a jail break and asked those he tattooed to find the gold in return of getting half of it. Upon verifying that the information is true, Saichi Sugimoto sets out to gather the whole piece together so he could use money from the gold to restore Umeko's eye sight, whose husband Toraji died in the Russo-Japanese War.

During a bear attack, Sugimoto is rescued by Asirpa, an Ainu girl seeking vengeance for her father's murder by Noppera-bo. Bound by different goals but a shared quest for justice, Sugimoto and Asirpa unite forces. As their journey unfolds, more individuals including soldiers from the Seventh Division, Hijikata and others join the pursuit of the elusive gold. The movie ends with Hijikata revealing that the worth of the gold is not 200 kan, but 20,000 kan which is enough to build a new nation, adding that Hokkaido will become a battle field for all those in search of the gold.

Cast

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Production

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Production began in early 2021 after WOWOW and CREDEUS acquired the film rights, and the production lasted for three years.[5] The idea of the movie was to respect the manga series and maintain the same story line, thus Shigeaki Kubo who is a fan of the original series was appointed to be the director.[6][5][7] Satoru Noda, the author of the original series supervised the scripting process, so that it will not deviate from the original story.[8]

Release

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The poster and trailer for the movie was released in October 2023,[9][10] while the movie was released in Japanese theaters on 19 January 2024,[11][10] and began streaming on Netflix on 19 May 2024, four months after its initial Japanese release.[12][13]

Reception

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Box office

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The film grossed over ¥500 million and attracted over 350,000 viewers in the first three days of its release, ranking number 1,[14][15][16][17] and it attracted 1.75 million viewers and grossed ¥2.58 billion as of February 29.[18]

Critical reception

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James Hadfield of The Japan Times rated the movie 3 out of 5 stars, saying that “For all its extravagance, Golden Kamuy only leaves you half full.”[19]

Panos Kotzathanasis of Asian Movie Pulse noted in his review that Golden Kamuy is a film worth watching, but the flashbacks were not placed in ideal moments and the dramatic parts could have been handled in better fashion.[20]

References

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  1. ^ "実写じっしゃ『ゴールデンカムイ』全すべてはカムイのため…ガチファン監督かんとく、北海道ほっかいどうロケにこだわり製作せいさく陣じんを説得せっとく｜シネマトゥデイ". シネマトゥデイ (in Japanese). 2024-01-17. Retrieved 2024-05-24.
  2. ^ "実写じっしゃ映画えいが『ゴールデンカムイ』キャスト・登場とうじょう人物じんぶつ・出演しゅつえん者しゃ一覧いちらん/あらすじ【金きむカム】". ORICON NEWS. 2024-01-19. Retrieved 2024-05-24.
  3. ^ "ゴールデンカムイ : 作品さくひん情報じょうほう". 映画えいが.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-05-24.
  4. ^ "ゴールデンカムイ｜実写じっしゃキャスト・登場とうじょう人物じんぶつ・ドラマ・映画えいが・最新さいしん情報じょうほう一覧いちらん | アニメイトタイムズ". ゴールデンカムイ｜実写じっしゃキャスト・登場とうじょう人物じんぶつ・ドラマ・映画えいが・最新さいしん情報じょうほう一覧いちらん | アニメイトタイムズ (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-05-25.
  5. ^ a b "解説かいせつ：映画えいが「ゴールデンカムイ」ができるまで ピタリとはまったキャスティング 世界せかいも視野しやに？ - MANTANWEB（まんたんウェブ）". 2024-02-24. Archived from the original on 2024-02-24. Retrieved 2024-05-25.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  6. ^ "実写じっしゃ映画えいが「ゴールデンカムイ」公開こうかいは来年らいねん1月がつ！杉すぎ元もと佐さ一いち役やくは山崎やまざき賢人けんじん、アシリパは山田やまだ杏奈あんな（コメントあり / 動画どうがあり）". コミックナタリー (in Japanese). 2023-08-30. Retrieved 2024-05-25.
  7. ^ "Golden Kamuy Manga Also Gets Live-Action Series With Film's Cast". Anime News Network. 2024-05-25. Retrieved 2024-05-25.
  8. ^ "『ゴールデンカムイ』野田のだサトル、実写じっしゃ化かに歓喜かんきしたキャラとは 完結かんけつを迎むかえた現在げんざいの思おもい【原作げんさく者しゃインタビュー】｜シネマトゥデイ". シネマトゥデイ (in Japanese). 2024-01-18. Retrieved 2024-05-25.
  9. ^ Natalie.mu.comic. "映画えいが「ゴールデンカムイ」杉すぎ元はじめと尾形おがたが戦たたかう予告よこく 梅子うめこと寅次とらじは高畑たかはた充たかし希のぞみ＆泉澤いずみさわ祐希ゆき（コメントあり / 動画どうがあり）". コミックナタリー (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-05-25.
  10. ^ a b "実写じっしゃ映画えいが『ゴールデンカムイ』ポスタービジュアル＆予告よこく映像えいぞうが公開こうかい | アニメイトタイムズ". 実写じっしゃ映画えいが『ゴールデンカムイ』ポスタービジュアル＆予告よこく映像えいぞうが公開こうかい | アニメイトタイムズ (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-05-25.
  11. ^ Hosoki, Nobuhiro (2024-02-19). "Golden Kamuy Live Action Film : What We know So Far..." Cinema Daily US. Retrieved 2024-05-25.
  12. ^ "My Oni Girl, Garouden Anime; Golden Kamuy Live-Action Film Stream on Netflix India". Anime News Network. 2024-05-25. Retrieved 2024-05-25.
  13. ^ Reyna, Leo (2024-04-24). "Netflix Reveals Live-Action Golden Kamuy International Trailer Ahead of Worldwide Release". CBR. Retrieved 2024-05-25.
  14. ^ "実写じっしゃ映画えいが『ゴールデンカムイ』興行こうぎょう収入しゅうにゅう5億おく円えん突破とっぱ｜4DX上映じょうえいが決定けってい | アニメイトタイムズ". 実写じっしゃ映画えいが『ゴールデンカムイ』興行こうぎょう収入しゅうにゅう5億おく円えん突破とっぱ｜4DX上映じょうえいが決定けってい | アニメイトタイムズ (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-05-25.
  15. ^ "映画えいがランキング：『ゴールデンカムイ』初はつ登場とうじょう1位い、『SPY×FAMILY』『あの花はな』『ウィッシュ』が続つづく". ORICON NEWS. 2024-01-23. Retrieved 2024-05-25.
  16. ^ "Live-Action Golden Kamuy Film Opens at #1 With 533.8 Million Yen". Anime News Network. 2024-05-25. Retrieved 2024-05-25.
  17. ^ Mikikazu, Komatsu (2024-01-23). "Japan Box Office: Golden Kamuy Live-Action Film Makes No.1 Debut". www.crunchyroll.com. Retrieved 2024-05-25.
  18. ^ "『ゴールデンカムイ』映画えいがの続つづきをドラマで描えがく「北海道ほっかいどう刺青しせい囚人しゅうじん争奪そうだつ編へん」WOWOWで今秋こんしゅう放送ほうそう・配信はいしん決定けってい". ORICON NEWS. 2024-03-05. Retrieved 2024-05-25.
  19. ^ Hadfield, James (2024-01-18). "'Golden Kamuy': Big-budget adaptation glitters rather than dazzles". The Japan Times. Retrieved 2024-05-25.
  20. ^ Kotzathanasis, Panos (2024-05-21). "Film Review: Golden Kamuy (2024) by Shigeaki Kubo". Asian Movie Pulse. Retrieved 2024-05-25.
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