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Touken Ranbu: The Movie -Inheritance-

Touken Ranbu: The Movie -Inheritance-

Representation Score

4.1/10

Fair

2019

Director

Saiji Yakumo

Runtime

101 minutes

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Touken Ranbu: The Movie reimagines history by personifying legendary swords as warriors, disrupting traditional historical narratives. However, the film remains focused on a narrow demographic, emphasizing aestheticized masculinity and a homogeneous Japanese cast. While it excels in its cultural and historical fantasy, it falls short in providing broader characters who reflect more than one aspect of diversity.

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Category Breakdown

Does Touken Ranbu: The Movie -Inheritance- have LGBTQ+ representation?

Fair

The film emphasizes stylized male beauty and strong emotional connections between characters. Although it doesn't explicitly mark identities or show intimate interactions, the focus on male-centric emotions hints at a connection with queer themes.

How does Touken Ranbu: The Movie -Inheritance- portray gender?

Limited

The story focuses mainly on male warriors, creating a homogeneous group. Women are either absent or play a vague role, reinforcing traditional ideas of masculinity and heroism.

How racially and ethnically diverse is Touken Ranbu: The Movie -Inheritance-?

Minimal

The cast is nearly all Japanese males set in a historical context. The film keeps a very homogeneous demographic without any effort to include diverse racial backgrounds.

How does Touken Ranbu: The Movie -Inheritance- represent religion and culture?

Fair

The film presents history as a flexible concept, allowing for a subjective interpretation of events. It explores identity through the spiritual essence of swords, offering a unique perspective on historical figures.

Does Touken Ranbu: The Movie -Inheritance- include disability representation?

Minimal

There is no representation of visible or invisible disabilities. Characters are shown as perfect, fully functional warriors, and disability is not used as a theme or tool for character development.

Present on Screen

  • Disrupts traditional views of history through the postmodern personification of historical artifacts.
  • Offers a unique, spiritual exploration of identity by focusing on the 'essence' of objects.

Limited or Absent

  • Lacks structural diversity regarding gender, with a predominantly male-centric narrative.
  • Maintains a highly homogeneous demographic profile with minimal racial or ethnic blending.
  • Does not include any representation of visible or invisible disabilities.

Official Synopsis

A sage travels to the past and collects a set of eight legendary swords, which bring to life a gang of talented but dysfunctional young warriors. The warriors know that Nobunaga Oda was supposed to die at the Honno-ji incident in 1582, but in this timeline he didn’t. To revert back to the original history, the warriors must travel back in time to assassinate Nobunaga Oda.

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