Unlike the live-action trilogies directed by Peter Jackson, The War of the Rohirrim marks the franchise's first major foray into Japanese anime. Directed by Kenji Kamiyama ( Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex ), the film merges the rich lore of J.R.R. Tolkien with the fluid, high-stakes kineticism of modern animation.
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What follows is a grim, wintry siege. The Dunlendings cannot breach the Deeping Wall, but they also refuse to leave. The "Long Winter" descends. Food runs out. Helm, too proud to surrender, takes to the causeway every night, killing dozens of Dunlendings with his bare hands. Legend spreads that he is a ghost, a giant of ice and fury. The Lord of the Rings- The War of the Rohirrim ...