The Band of the Hawk and their enigmatic leader Griffith continue winning battle after battle as their prestige throughout the kingdom of Midland grows. But their latest task is one that has seen failure from everyone who has attempted it: the subjugation of the impenetrable fortress of Doldrey.
Direction
Doldrey's siege choreography rivals live-action warfare.
Editing
Guts vs. Boscogn duel: seamless 2D/3D hybrid that actually works.
Score
Susumu Hirasawa's prog-rock guitars scream medieval apocalypse.
Director
Toshiyuki Kubooka
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Miura modeled Griffith on 15th-century mercenary captains who rose through social ranks via pure battlefield cunning—then made him literally demonic.
The 100-man battle was expanded from a manga chapter into this film's centerpiece; Kubooka storyboarded it as a single continuous shot before budget realities intervened.
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