Netflix announces Onimusha anime – Gematsu

announced Onimusha, an anime based on the video game series of the same name.

The anime’s staff includes:

• Chief Director: Takashi Miike
• Director: Shinya Sugai
• Animation Studio: Sublimation
• Actors: Toshihiro Mifune will serve as the model for character Musashi Miyamoto

Netflix describes, “The beginning of the Edo period, Musashi is no longer a young man. He departs with the legendary Oni Gauntlet to defeat the Genma. 3D CGI characters and hand-drawn backgrounds create phenomenal visuals. Onimusha is given a new life using modern-day animation technology.”

Here are the first visuals: