Thunderbolt Fantasy: The Sword of Life and Death

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ActionFantasyAnimation

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A theatrical spinoff of the 'Thunderbolt Fantasy' television series which explores the backstory of Shā Wú Shēng, the Screaming Phoenix Killer, and bridges the events of the first and second seasons.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Runtime

75 mins

Rating

8/10

Release Date

02 December 2017

Country

Japan

Cast

Junichi Suwabe

Shāng Bù Huàn (Shō Fu Kan) (voice)

Kohsuke Toriumi

Lǐn Xuě Yā (Rin Setsu A) (voice)

Ayahi Takagaki

Xiē Yīng Luò (voice)

Haruka Tomatsu

Liè Mèi (voice)

Hiroki Yasumoto

Cán Xiōng (voice)

Isshin Chiba

Tĕ Dí Xiān (voice)

Katsuyuki Konishi

Líng Yá (voice)

Nobuyuki Hiyama

Shā Wú Shēng (Setsu Mu Shō) / Míng Fèng Jué Shā (Mei Hō Kett Satsu) (voices)

Rikiya Koyama

Shòu Yún Xiāo (voice)

Satoshi Tsuruoka

Shāng Bù Huàn impostor (voice)

Show Hayami

Huò Shì Míng Huáng (voice)

Takanori Nishikawa

Làng Wú Yaó (voice)

Tarusuke Shingaki

Xiaò Kuáng Juàn (voice)

Toru Okawa

Diāo Mìng (voice)

Vincent Huang

Qì Tiān Dì (voice)

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