Orochi, the Eight-Headed Dragon

Orochi, the Eight-Headed Dragon
Theatrical release poster
Directed byTakao Okawara
Screenplay byWataru Mimura
Produced byShogo Tomiyama
Starring
CinematographyYoshinori Sekiguchi
Music byKiyoko Ogino
Production
company
Distributed byToho
Release date
  • 9 July 1994 (1994-07-09) (Japan)
Running time
105 minutes
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese
Box office¥800 million

Orochi, the Eight-Headed Dragon (Japanese: ヤマトタケル, Hepburn: Yamato Takeru) is a 1994 Japanese epic religious fantasy film directed by Takao Okawara and produced by Shogo Tomiyama, with a screenplay by Wataru Mimura. Distributed by Toho and produced under their subsidiary Toho Pictures, the film is based on Japanese mythology, specifically the birth of Shinto. It stars Masahiro Takashima, Yasuko Sawaguchi, Akaji Maro, Yūki Meguro and Saburo Shinoda.