Shenmue: The Movie

– On November 29, 1986, Ryo Hazuki returns home to his family dojo to witness his father, Iwao Hazuki,..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
7.30 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 28 Minutes
Release Year:
2001
Original Name:
シェンムー・ザ・ムービー
Shenmue: The Movie (2001) - Also known as シェンムー・ザ・ムービー

On November 29, 1986, Ryo Hazuki returns home to his family dojo to witness his father, Iwao Hazuki, battling with a man dressed in Chinese attire, who demands he hand over an item known as the Dragon Mirror. Iwao is murdered and Ryo embarks on a quest for revenge.

Producing Country:
Filming Locations:
Release Date:

20 Jan 2001

Language:

Japanese

Director:

Yu Suzuki

Writer:

Yu Suzuki (creator)

Main Actors:

Ryan Drees, Lynn Harris, Ruth Hollyman, Robert Jefferson

Plot:

The year is 1986, the place is Yokosuka, Japan. The life of Ryo Hazuki is suddenly and irrecoverably shattered by uninvited visitors. A man wearing dark green Chinese clothes appears at the Hazuki family home with two black-suited thugs. This man uses a powerful style of martial arts, the likes of which Ryo has never before seen, to engage his father Iwao in fierce battle. Ryo attempts to intervene and help his father, but the obvious disparity in power is too much. Ryo is beaten down and taken hostage as the man questions Iwao, "Where is the mirror?" Having no other recourse, Iwao reluctantly tells him. Once this mysterious object is in the man's possession, he again attacks Iwao. "Do you remember Zhao Sun Ming?" From these words Ryo learns of a shocking truth from the past. His father was responsible for killing someone long ago. And then, Iwao is knocked down in defeat. Ryo pulls his father close and feels him take his last breath. "Lan Di" The man with the ominous embroidery of a glittering dragon on his clothing, the responsible. What of the stolen mirror? Who is this Lan Di? Vowing to seek revenge, Ryo embarks on a journey to unravel the mystery surrounding his father's death and deliver justice to the man responsible....

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
7.3/10