Kurozuka (TV)

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Alternative title:
Куродзука (Russian)
黒塚 (Japanese)
Objectionable content: Intense
Plot Summary: Kuro, a 12th-century man, flees into the mountains after losing to his brother, where he meets a strange, beautiful woman named Kuromitsu. Kuro falls in love with Kuromitsu but realizes she conceals a dark secret. She is unable to die and continues to live for thousands of years as Japan evolves into a future society.
User Ratings: 680 ratings have been given [details]
 Masterpiece: 42 votes (sub:36, dub:3, edit.dub:1, others:2
2 Russian subtitled
)
 Excellent: 90 votes (sub:77, dub:10, others:3
1 Russian subtitled
1 Portuguese subtitled
1 Spanish subtitled
)
 Very good: 133 votes (sub:118, dub:9, raw:1, ?:1, edit.dub:1, others:3
1 German subtitled
1 Spanish subtitled
1 French subtitled
)
 Good: 178 votes (sub:155, dub:14, raw:2, others:7
4 Spanish subtitled
2 Russian dubbed
1 Russian subtitled
)
 Decent: 111 votes (sub:94, dub:12, others:5
2 Spanish subtitled
1 Russian subtitled
1 Polish subtitled
1 Italian subtitled
)
 So-so: 61 votes (sub:54, dub:5, others:2
1 French subtitled
1 Portuguese subtitled
)
 Not really good: 26 votes (sub:23, dub:3)
 Weak: 21 votes (sub:17, raw:1, others:3
2 Spanish subtitled
1 French subtitled
)
 Bad: 13 votes (sub:11, others:2
2 Spanish subtitled
)
 Awful: 5 votes (sub:5)
 Worst ever: -
Seen in part or in whole by 1246 users, rank: #935 (of 7871)
Median rating: Good
Arithmetic mean: 6.925 (Good), std. dev.: 1.838, rank: #3332 (of 7926)
Weighted mean: 6.842 (Good), rank: #3456 (of 7926) (seen all: 6.93 / seen some: 6.73 / won't finish: 4.51)
Bayesian estimate: 6.854 (Good), rank: #3151 (of 6036)
Number of episodes: 12
Episode titles: We have 12
Vintage: 2008-10-07
Opening Theme:
"SYSTEMATIC PEOPLE" by WAGDUG FUTURISTIC UNITY featuring Maximum the Ryo-kun [Maximum the Hormone]
Ending Theme:
"Hanarebanare" (ハナレバナレ) by Shigi
News: Show:
Sony USA to Offer Kurozuka, Ultraviolet, Viper's Creed DVDs (Oct 22, 2012)
North American Stream List: February 20-26 (Feb 26, 2012)
North American Stream List: Feb. 13-19 (Feb 19, 2012)
North American Stream List: February 6-12 (Feb 12, 2012)
North American Stream List: Jan. 30-Feb. 5 (Feb 5, 2012)
North American Stream List: January 23-29 (Jan 29, 2012)
North American Stream List: January 16-23 (Jan 22, 2012)
Animax to Stream Kurozuka Series on Crackle (Jan 17, 2012)
North American Stream List: January 9-15 (Jan 15, 2012)
Kurozuka's 1st Episode Streamed by Crackle in U.S. (Jan 11, 2012)
1 of Kannagi's 8 Stations Drops Program from Lineup (Oct 8, 2008)
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DVD (Region 1)
    Kurozuka - The Complete Series (DVD) 2012-12-21

Japanese staff
Japanese cast
Director: Tetsuro Araki
Series Composition: Tetsuro Araki
Script: Osamu Morikawa (eps 4, 7)
Storyboard:
Atsuko Ishizuka (ED)
Hiroshi Hamasaki (eps 6, 11)
Takayuki Hirao (ep 9)
Tetsuro Araki (OP; eps 1, 12)
Tomohiko Ito (ep 3)
Episode Director:
Takayuki Hirao (ep 9)
Tetsuro Araki (ep 12)
Tomohiko Ito (ep 3)
Unit Director:
Atsuko Ishizuka (ED)
Naoyasu Habu (OP)
Music: Kiyoshi Yoshida
Original creator: Baku Yumemakura
Character Design: Masanori Shino
Chief Animation Director: Masanori Shino
Animation Director: Gi Du Kim (ep 6)

In-Between Animation:
Ai Yokoyama (ep 6)
Hye Jin Lee (eps 4, 8)
Key Animation:
Asami Moromasa (ep 10)
Chihiro Hayashi (ep 1)
Daisuke Niizuma (ep 9)
Hideaki Matsuoka (ep 1)
Hiroaki Shimizu (ep 7)
Hiroshi Murayama (ep 9)
Hiroyasu Aoki (OP)
Jimmy Stone (ep 6)
Kana Miyai (Studio Wanpack; eps 5, 12)
Koichi Nakaya (ep 10)
Kouhei Iwasaki (ep 9)
Kozue Matsui (Studio Wanpack; eps 5, 12)
Kunio Takahide (ep 1)
Makoto Nakamura (ep 9)
Masanori Shino (ep 12)
Masato Ishii (ep 9)
Mi Young Jung (ep 4)
Michiko Takahashi (ep 1)
Miki Kamata (ep 10)
Minami Yoshida (ep 1)
Minoru Morita (ep 7)
Sae Nishino (Studio Wanpack; ep 5)
Shin'ichi Yokota (ep 1)
Shinji Nagata (ep 1)
Shinobu Ookawa (ep 7)
Shinya Suzuki (ep 1)
Tadashi Narigasawa (ep 9)
Taichi Atarashi (Studio Wanpack; ep 12)
Taiki Imamura (ep 1)
Takaaki Iwamoto (Studio Wanpack; eps 5, 12)
Takeshi Itou (ep 7)
Takuji Abe (ep 9)
Tatsunori Sakamoto (Studio Wanpack; eps 5, 12)
Tetsuya Wakano (Studio Wanpack; eps 5, 12)
Tomomi Shimazaki (ep 1)
Tomomi Yabuki (ep 1)
Toshinori Yamamoto (Studio Wanpack; ep 5)
Yoshifumi Nakamura (Studio Wanpack; ep 12)
Yoshinori Kanemori (ep 9)
Yousuke Nakajima (ep 10)
Yuji Araki (ep 10)
Yuka Koiso (ep 1)
Yukari Matsuo (ep 7)
Yuki Nakajima (ep 10)
Yuki Tsugihashi (Studio Wanpack; eps 5, 12)
Yuu Kaneshiro (ep 7)
Photography:
Daichi Nogami
Kazumi Yokoo
Kazuto Furuya
Kenji Takahashi
Megumi Fujisaka
Ryō Iijima
Takumi Haneda
Wakana Moriya
Yousuke Motoki
Yuki Teramoto
Setting Production: Chie Yamashiro (eps 1-12)
Theme Song Composition: Shigi (ED)
Theme Song Lyrics: Shigi (ED)
Theme Song Performance:
Maximum the Ryo-kun (ED)
Shigi (ED)
Mamoru Miyano as Kuro
Romi Park as Kuromitsu

Kazuhiko Inoue as Izana
Toshiko Fujita as Saniwa

Banjou Ginga as Kurumasou
Chado Horii as
Jiutai (ep 12)
Soldier (eps 6, 10)
Houko Kuwashima as Rai
Jouji Nakata as Musashibo Benkei (Yamato Bo)
Junpei Takiguchi as Man in Black (ep 4)
Kaori Yamagata as Kagetsu
Keiji Fujiwara as Karuta
Ken Uo as Tonba
Makoto Yasumura as Heita (ep 1)
Miyu Irino as Kuon
Motoyuki Kawahara as
Commanding officer (ep 9)
Jiutai (ep 12)
Soldier (eps 5-7, 10)
Naoki Imamura as Shopkeeper (ep 4)
Shinichiro Miki as Arashiyama
Shinya Hamazoe as
Jiutai (ep 12)
Soldier (eps 5-7, 9-10)
Takamitsu Kineya as Narration
Takashi Matsuyama as
Red Emperor
Wheelchair Man (ep 8)
Takeshi Maeda as
Jiutai (ep 12)
Man (ep 5)
Soldier (eps 4, 6-7, 9)
Toru Ohkawa as Hasegawa
Yui Shoji as Female Soldier (ep 6)

Banjou Ginga
Junpei Takiguchi
Kaori Yamagata
Kazuhiko Inoue
Japanese companies
2nd Key Animation:
Actas
AIC
Anime R
Anime Roman
Asahi Production
DCI
Doga Kobo
Frontline
Ginga Ya
Group Zen
Hanil Animation
Kyung Kang ANIA
Minamimachi Bugyosho
Nakamura Production
Rising Force
Seigasha
Studio Guts
Studio Mark
SynergySP
TNK
Wao World
Wish
Yuhodo
Animation Production: Madhouse
Animation Production Cooperation:
Asahi Production (eps 2, 7)
Studio Gazelle (eps 4, 9)
Sunny Side Up (ep 10)
Backgrounds:
Art Max
Art Rain
GIMC
Studio Beam
Studio Jack (OP; eps 1-12)
Tezuka Productions
Broadcaster:
Animax (2008-10-07)
Nippon BS Broadcasting Corporation (2008-10-11)
CG Animation: Tatsunoko Production (OP; eps 1-11)
In-Between Animation:
Asahi Production
BUSAN DR
Dr. Movie
Eagle Entertainment
Fan Out
Frontline
Hanil Animation
Hayashi
Kyung Kang ANIA
Madhouse
M.S.J Musashino Production
office DCI
Studio Wanpack
Triple A
Xuyang Animation
Yuhodo
Ink & Paint:
BUSAN DR
Dr. Movie
Eagle Entertainment
Fan Out
Frontline
Hanil Animation
Hayashi
Kyung Kang ANIA
M.S.J Musashino Production
office DCI
Studio Elle
Triple A
Xuyang Animation
Key Animation:
Dr. Movie (ep 12)
Eagle Entertainment (eps 4, 8)
Ginga Ya (ep 7)
Hanil Animation (ep 10)
Studio Wanpack (eps 5, 12)
Photography:
Asahi Production (OP; eps 1-12)
Tatsunoko Production (ep 12)
Production: Sony Pictures Entertainment
special effects: Team Taniguchi
English staff
English cast
Translation: Paul Baldwin
Producer: Diana Gage (Ocean)

Associate producer: Jiro Okada (Ocean)
Casting Coordination:
Randi Riediger
Sonoka Ehara
Dialogue Editing: Gabriella Cheung
Re-Recording Mixing: Derek Simpson
Recording engineer: Benjamin Dove
Script Adaptation: Stephen Hedley
Video Post-Production:
Ryan Smith
Sam Mynott
Tuyet Le
Tyuet Le
Voice Direction: James Corrigall
Brad Swaile as Kuro
Janyse Jaud as Kuromitsu

Cathy Weseluck as Saniwa
Kelly Sheridan as Rai
Kirby Morrow as Hasegawa
Michael Dobson as Izana
Samuel Vincent as Kuon
Trevor Devall as Karuta

Adrian Petriw as
Commanding Officer (ep 9)
Kuon 2 (ep 10)
Alistair Abell as
Manbi
Soldier (ep 4)
Don Brown as
Kurumazou (eps 5, 7-9)
Shop Owner (ep 4)
Jason Simpson as
Gang Boss (ep 3)
Soldier B (ep 5)
Tobi
Kirby Morrow as Musha A (ep 7)
Michael Adamthwaite as
Arashiyama (eps 3, 5-6)
Shojo
Soldier A (ep 5)
Michael Daingerfield as
Musha C (ep 7)
Soldier A (ep 9)
Soldier C (ep 10)
Michael Dobson as
Heita (ep 1)
Kentoku
Soldier A (ep 10)
Tomba (ep 7)
Nicole Oliver as Kagetsu (eps 5, 7-9)
Paul Dobson as
Man with Wheelchair (ep 8)
Musashibo Benkei
Musha B (ep 7)
Okina
Sekitei (ep 5)
Samuel Vincent as Soldier B (ep 9)
Ted Cole as Knucker (ep 3)
Trevor Devall as
Buaku (ep 2)
Man Clad All in Black (ep 4)
Soldier B (ep 10)
English companies
Casting: Interpacific Productions
Internet Streaming:
Crackle (Expired)
YouTube
Licensed by:
Mill Creek Entertainment (2018)
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Production: Ocean Productions Inc.
Recording Studio: Ocean Studios
Spanish staff
Spanish companies
(none)
Internet Streaming: Crackle (Latin America; expired)
Licensed by: Sony Pictures (Latin America)
Spanish cast
(none)
Tagalog staff
Tagalog cast
Dubbing Director: Danny L. Mandia
Grace Cornel as Kuromitsu
Ryan Bondoc as Kuro

John Maylas
Noel Urbano
Robert Brillantes
Rowena Benavidez
Tagalog companies
Broadcaster: HERO TV
Dubbing: Creative Programs, Inc.
Portuguese staff
Portuguese companies
(none)
Distributor: Sony
Internet Streaming: Crackle (Brazil)
Portuguese cast
(none)

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