Genghis Khan: To the Ends of the Earth and Sea
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is a 2007
Japanese
- Mongolia
n historical drama film
depicting the life of Genghis Khan
.
The film cost US$30 million to make, and was filmed over four months in 2006 in Mongolia
, featuring more than 27,000 extras, as well as 5,000 Mongolian Army soldiers.
on April 26, 2007. The film was screened at the Cannes Film Market
, the Moscow International Film Festival
and the 2007 Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival
. It was the opening film of the 5th World Film Festival of Bangkok
and the San Francisco Asian Film Festival.
Genghis Khan was released by The Bigger Picture in only 40 U.S. theaters on February 21, 2008. As of February 25, it has made only US$3,892 there. It grossed nearly US$11 million in Japan and Mongolia.
Genghis Khan was released on DVD in the US in 2008.
2007 in film
This is a list of major films released in 2007.-Top grossing films:Please note that following the tradition of the English-language film industry, these are the top grossing films that were first released in the USA in 2007...
Japanese
Cinema of Japan
The has a history that spans more than 100 years. Japan has one of the oldest and largest film industries in the world – as of 2009 the fourth largest by number of feature films produced. Movies have been produced in Japan since 1897, when the first foreign cameramen arrived...
- Mongolia
Mongolia
Mongolia is a landlocked country in East and Central Asia. It is bordered by Russia to the north and China to the south, east and west. Although Mongolia does not share a border with Kazakhstan, its western-most point is only from Kazakhstan's eastern tip. Ulan Bator, the capital and largest...
n historical drama film
Drama film
A drama film is a film genre that depends mostly on in-depth development of realistic characters dealing with emotional themes. Dramatic themes such as alcoholism, drug addiction, infidelity, moral dilemmas, racial prejudice, religious intolerance, poverty, class divisions, violence against women...
depicting the life of Genghis Khan
Genghis Khan
Genghis Khan , born Temujin and occasionally known by his temple name Taizu , was the founder and Great Khan of the Mongol Empire, which became the largest contiguous empire in history after his death....
.
Cast
- Takashi SorimachiTakashi Sorimachiis a Japanese actor and singer. He is mostly famous for having portrayed Eikichi Onizuka in the live-action drama adaptation of the popular manga series Great Teacher Onizuka, and the assassin O in Hong Kong action film Fulltime Killer....
as TemüjinGenghis KhanGenghis Khan , born Temujin and occasionally known by his temple name Taizu , was the founder and Great Khan of the Mongol Empire, which became the largest contiguous empire in history after his death....
/Genghis KhanGenghis KhanGenghis Khan , born Temujin and occasionally known by his temple name Taizu , was the founder and Great Khan of the Mongol Empire, which became the largest contiguous empire in history after his death.... - Rei KikukawaRei Kikukawais a Japanese actress, model and television presenter. Kikukawa was born in Urawa , in Saitama Prefecture. She is a graduate of the University of Tokyo where she majored in architecture. She was scouted by an agent while shopping, and eventually came to be represented by Oscar Promotions...
as BörteBörteBörte was the first wife of Genghis Khan, the founder of the Mongol Empire. Börte became the head of the first Court of Genghis Khan, and Grand Empress of his Empire. Little is known about the details of her early life, but she was betrothed to him at a young age, married at 17, and then... - Mayumi WakamuraMayumi WakamuraMayumi Wakamura is a Japanese actress. She decide to be an actress at age sixteen when she saw a stage show which was made by a famous professional actor's stage production. Later she joined his stage production to be an actress...
as HoelunHoelunHoelun was the mother of Genghis Khan and the wife of his father Yesugei, the chief of the Khamag Mongol confederation.-Early life:... - Kenichi Matsuyama as JochiJochiJochi was the eldest of the Mongol chieftain Genghis Khan's four sons by his principal wife Börte. An accomplished military leader, he participated in his father's conquest of Central Asia, along with his brothers and uncles.-Early life:...
- Yoshihiko Hakamada as Hasar
- Go AraGo AraGo Ara , often performing under the mononym Ara, is a South Korean actress, and model under record label and talent agency, SM Entertainment. She debuted in the 2003 Korean television drama, Sharp #1 as Lee Ok-lim.-Early life:...
as Khulan - Yusuke Hirayama as Jamukha
- Naoki Hosaka as Yesügei BagaturYesugeiYesügei Baghatur , was major chief of the Kiyad-Borjigin clan and the father of Temüjin , Hasar, Hachiun, Temüge, Temülen, Behter, and Belgutei. Yesügei was the son of Bartan Baghatur, who was the son of Khabul Khan, who was recognized as a khagan by the Jin Dynasty...
- Hiroki MatsukataHiroki Matsukata, real name is a Japanese actor. He is the son of jidaigeki actor Jūshirō Konoe and actress Yaeko Mizukawa and has a younger brother Yūki Meguro who is also an actor....
as Toghrul KhanWang KhanWang Khan, also Ong Khan, was the title given to the Kerait ruler Toghrul by the Jurchen Jin Dynasty of China. Like the rest of their tribe he may have been Nestorian Christian... - Eugene Nomura as Bo'orču
- Eri Shimomiya as Temulen
- Shohei Yamazaki as Behter
- Kairi Narita as BelguteiBelguteiBelgutei was the son of Yesugei and half-brother to Genghis Khan.He also became general to Genghis Khan.-Ancestry:...
- Takuya Noro as ChilaunChilaunChilaun was a general in the Mongol Empire, known as one of Genghis Khan's four "talented men". His relatives, specifically his father, helped young Genghis escape from captivity at the hands of the Tayichiuds. His descendants include Chupan . His name "Chuluun" means "rock/rocky" in the Mongolian...
- Sosuke IkematsuSosuke Ikematsuis a Japanese film, television, and theatre actor best known for his role as Higen, the young nephew of samurai leader Katsumoto, in the 2003 film The Last Samurai.- Biography :...
as young TemüjinGenghis KhanGenghis Khan , born Temujin and occasionally known by his temple name Taizu , was the founder and Great Khan of the Mongol Empire, which became the largest contiguous empire in history after his death.... - Ami Takeishi as young BörteBörteBörte was the first wife of Genghis Khan, the founder of the Mongol Empire. Börte became the head of the first Court of Genghis Khan, and Grand Empress of his Empire. Little is known about the details of her early life, but she was betrothed to him at a young age, married at 17, and then...
- Takeshi Ōbayashi as Caravan Chief
Production
Takehiro Nakajima and Shôichi Maruyama adapted the screenplay from the historical-fiction novels Chi hate umi tsukiru made: shôsetsu Chingisu Hân (ue) and Chi hate umi tsukiru made: shôsetsu Chingisu Hân (shita) by Seiichi Morimura.The film cost US$30 million to make, and was filmed over four months in 2006 in Mongolia
Mongolia
Mongolia is a landlocked country in East and Central Asia. It is bordered by Russia to the north and China to the south, east and west. Although Mongolia does not share a border with Kazakhstan, its western-most point is only from Kazakhstan's eastern tip. Ulan Bator, the capital and largest...
, featuring more than 27,000 extras, as well as 5,000 Mongolian Army soldiers.
Release
Genghis Khan: To the Ends of Earth and Sea was released in Japan on March 3, 2007, and in Hong KongHong Kong
Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...
on April 26, 2007. The film was screened at the Cannes Film Market
2007 Cannes Film Festival
The 2007 Cannes Film Festival, the sixtieth, ran from 16 to 27 May 2007. Wong Kar-wai's My Blueberry Nights opened the festival, and Denys Arcand's The Age of Ignorance closed...
, the Moscow International Film Festival
Moscow International Film Festival
Moscow International Film Festival , is the film festival first held in Moscow in 1959. From its inception to 1995 it was held every second year in July, alternating with the Karlovy Vary festival. The festival has been held annually since 1995....
and the 2007 Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival
2007 Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival
The 44th Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival was held from October 19 to 28 2007 in Antalya, Turkey. Awards were presented in the 44th Antalya Golden Orange Festival in 20 categories of three competition divisions and in the 3rd Eurasia Film Festival in 4 categories...
. It was the opening film of the 5th World Film Festival of Bangkok
World Film Festival of Bangkok
The World Film Festival of Bangkok is an annual international film festival held between October & November in Bangkok, Thailand.The 8th Annual World Film Festival of Bangkok will be held between 5 - 14 November, 2010.-History:...
and the San Francisco Asian Film Festival.
Genghis Khan was released by The Bigger Picture in only 40 U.S. theaters on February 21, 2008. As of February 25, it has made only US$3,892 there. It grossed nearly US$11 million in Japan and Mongolia.
Genghis Khan was released on DVD in the US in 2008.
See also
- The Conqueror
- Genghis Khan (1965 film)Genghis Khan (1965 film)Genghis Khan is a 1965 film depicting the life and conquests of the Mongol emperor Genghis Khan. It was released in the United Kingdom and the United States in 1965 by Columbia Pictures, and was directed by Henry Levin, and starred Omar Sharif, who that same year starred in another epic, Doctor...
- Genghis Khan (1992 film)Genghis Khan (1992 film)Genghis KhanGenghis Khan is a 1992 film, started in Kyrgyzstan by Russian director Tolomush Okeyev but after several weeks of shooting and a lot of money spent in project development, preparation and pre-production the film was stopped since it became clear that was not suitable for an...
- Mongol (film)Mongol (film)Mongol is a 2007 semi-historical film directed by Sergei Bodrov. The storyline was conceived from a screenplay written by Bodrov and Arif Aliev. Producers for the film comprised Bodrov, Sergei Selyanov and Anton Melnik. The film is based on the early life of Temüjin, who later came to be known as...
- Genghis Khan (TVB)Genghis Khan (TVB)Genghis Khan is a Hong Kong television series based on the life story of Genghis Khan, founder of the Mongol Empire in the 13th century. The series was first broadcast on TVB in Hong Kong in 1987. Unlike most of the productions in the 1980s by TVB, the series is shot mainly in the plains of Inner...
- Genghis Khan (2004 TV series)Genghis Khan (2004 TV series)Genghis Khan is a television series based on the biography of Genghis Khan, founder of the Mongol Empire in the 13th century. The series was first broadcast on CCTV in China in 2004 and was also aired on KBS in South Korea between September and December 2005.-Plot:The 30 episodes long television...
- No right to die, Genghis Khan (film)
- List of historical drama films of Asia