Taitei no Ken

Taitei no Ken
Directed by	Yukihiko Tsutsumi
Written by	Baku Yumemakura
Starring	Hiroshi Abe Kenichi Endō Masakatsu Funaki Kyōko Hasegawa Hirotaro Honda Kankurō Kudō Naomasa Musaka Koji Ookura Takashi Taniguchi
Music by	Akira Mitake
Production company	Toei Company
Release date	2007 (2007)
Country	Japan
Language	Japanese

Taitei no Ken (大帝の剣, "The Emperor's Sword") (aka: The Sword of Alexander) is a series of novels by Baku Yumemakura. They blend samurai action with sci-fi elements. The first novel was adapted into a 2007 movie directed by Yukihiko Tsutsumi.

Cast

• Hiroshi Abe as Yorozu Genkurou
• Kyōko Hasegawa as Princess Mai / Ran
• Kankurō Kudō as Sasuke
• Meisa Kuroki as Botan
• Kenichi Endō as Gonzou
• Naomasa Musaka as Kuromushi
• Koji Ookura as Teduma no Touji
• Hirotarō Honda
• Masakatsu Funaki
• Takashi Taniguchi

Synopsis

Orichalcum is a rare and powerful material from a meteorite that was forged into three priceless artifacts. Those that can unite the three items are said to attain great power within the universe. Two conflicting alien forces fight and crash land in ancient Japan to get Orichalcum. Yorozu Genkurou, a samurai who managed to acquire the sword called "Taitei no Ken (The Sword of Alexander)" soon realizes its true potential as he battles ninjas and aliens that covet his life and sword.