NipponCinema.com has the first teaser trailer for Hiroyuki Nakano’s forthcoming film Tajomaru.

As reported earlier, the film follows the adventures of the titular rogue from Ryunosuke Akutagawa’s short story “In A Grove”, most famously portrayed by Toshiro Mifune in Kurosawa’s Rashomon. Instead of a remake or an adaptation, however, Nakano’s film is an original work exploring the character’s rise to infamy.

The film is set for release on 29 September 2009 in Japan.