The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim | Films

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Synopsis

Set 183 years before the events chronicled in the original trilogy of films, “The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim” tells the fate of the House of Helm Hammerhand, the legendary King of Rohan. A sudden attack by Wulf, a clever and ruthless Dunlending lord seeking vengeance for the death of his father, forces Helm and his people to make a daring last stand in the ancient stronghold of the Hornburg—a mighty fortress that will later come to be known as Helm’s Deep. Finding herself in an increasingly desperate situation, Héra, the daughter of Helm, must summon the will to lead the resistance against a deadly enemy intent on their total destruction.

English audio with Japanese subtitles.

Director

Kenji Kamiyama

Born on March 20, 1966, in Saitama, Japan.
After working on such films as Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade (Sequence Director / 2000) and Blood: The Last Vampire (Screenplay / 2000), Kamiyama made his directorial debut with MiniPato (2002). He later served as director and series writer on the Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex series (2002–2005).
Beginning in 2017, he also began directing full 3DCG animation, working on titles including ULTRAMAN (2019) and Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045 (2020).
In 2024, he worked with Hollywood on The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim, which combined hand-drawn animation with 3D CGI and received a worldwide theatrical release. In August 2026, Star Wars: Visions Presents – The Ninth Jedi, a series based on The Ninth Jedi, the episode he created for the 2021 anthology series Star Wars: Visions on Disney+, began streaming worldwide, with Kamiyama serving as story creator and supervising director.
Selected works include the Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex series, Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit, Eden of the East, and Napping Princess.

Staff: Director: Kenji Kamiyama (Eden of the East, Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex, Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit)

Producers: Philippa Boyens, Jason DeMarco, Joseph Chou

Executive Producers: Fran Walsh, Peter Jackson, Sam Register, Carolyn Blackwood, Toby Emmerich

Screenplay by: Jeffrey Addiss & Will Matthews, Phoebe Gittins & Arty Papageorgiou

Story by: Addiss & Matthews, Philippa Boyens
Runtime: 134 min