--- title: Onimusha: Way of the Sword Uses Motion Capture for... description: Capcom's upcoming action-adventure Onimusha: Way of the Sword, launching September 4, uses motion capture not just for its human protagonist but also for... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/onimusha-way-of-the-sword-uses-motion-capture-for-animating-monsters-sh8rom7a8 twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Onimusha: Way of the Sword Uses Motion Capture for Animating Monsters | daily.dev og:description: Capcom's upcoming action-adventure Onimusha: Way of the Sword, launching September 4, uses motion capture not just for its human protagonist but also for... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/onimusha-way-of-the-sword-uses-motion-capture-for-animating-monsters-sh8rom7a8 og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/sH8RoM7A8.png og:image:alt: Onimusha: Way of the Sword Uses Motion Capture for Animating Monsters og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Onimusha: Way of the Sword Uses Motion Capture for Animating Monsters **[80 LEVEL](https://daily.dev/sources/80lv)** · 2 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Capcom's upcoming action-adventure Onimusha: Way of the Sword, launching September 4, uses motion capture not just for its human protagonist but also for monster animation, including a multi-armed creature animated by filming four actors simultaneously. The game marks the franchise's first new entry in over a decade, casting the likeness of the late Toshiro Mifune as the face model for its samurai lead, Miyamoto Musashi. Details come from a PC Gamer preview covering the studio's animation approach. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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