Zhuge Liang's 157-minute swan song — a genius watches his kingdom crumble while you ugly-cry.
Third movie of the Sangokushi animated film trilogy. The movie covers the longest time span of the three films, from Liu Bei's expedition to Shu in 211 CE to the death of Kongming in 234 CE.
Direction
Katsumata stretches 23 years into operatic collapse.
Acting
Yamaguchi's Kongming ages from cocky to hollowed.
Score
Bombastic 90s synth-orchestra that refuses to let you recover.
Director
Tomoharu Katsumata
Teruhiko Aoi
Liu Bei (voice)
Takashi Yamaguchi
Zhuge Liang (voice)
Takeshi Aono
Guan Yu (voice)
Taro Ishida
Zhang Fei (voice)
Banjo Ginga
Zhang Ren (voice)
Chikao Ohtsuka
Sima Yi (voice)
Hidekatsu Shibata
Sun Quan (voice)
Hideyuki Hori
Zhao Yun (voice)
Hideyuki Tanaka
Ma Su (voice)
Hirohiko Kakegawa
Sima Zhao (voice)
Hiromi Tsuru
Guan Feng (voice)
Hisao Egawa
Zhu Ran (voice)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
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