Ballad
2009, Japanese. Directed by Takashi Yamazaki.
Based on the plot of an award-winning Crayon Shin-chan animated movie from 2002, a boy named Shinichi time-travels and meets a feared general named Ijiri Matabei. Ijiri is in love with Princess Ren, who subsequently rejects an arranged marriage to Okura Itakatora, a powerful daimyo of northern Kanto. Enraged by the rejection, Okura sends a large army to Ijiri's smaller state, and it's up to Shinichi to change their destiny.
- Runtime
- 2h 12m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Japanese
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- Released
- 5 September 2009
- Original title
- BALLAD 名もなき恋のうた
- Country
- Japan
- Written by
- Yoshito Usui, Takashi Yamazaki
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How long is Ballad?
Ballad runs 132 minutes (2h 12m).
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Which OTT platform is Ballad on?
Ballad isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 5 September 2009. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
What movies are like Ballad?
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Who directed Ballad?
Ballad (2009) was directed by Takashi Yamazaki and stars Tsuyoshi Kusanagi, Yui Aragaki, Takao Osawa.