Use @[16-panel storyboard ref] as the authoritative director-approved storyboard blueprint. Treat ea

Use @[16-panel storyboard ref] as the authoritative director-approved storyboard blueprint. Treat each panel as a consecutive shot in one cinematic action sequence. Follow P01–P16 exactly. Do not render the storyboard sheet itself. Preserve shot order, camera framing, lens intent, screen direction, shrine courtyard geography, rain continuity, sword state, character staging, and action choreography. Use @[Kuro character reference] and @[Kuro identity board] as the authoritative Kuro reference. Preserve exact identity: lean wandering ronin, sharp tired face, intense dark eyes, messy wet black topknot, tattered black kimono robes, red waist cord, wrapped lower legs, sandals, and weathered katana. Do not redesign, age-shift, modernize, or change costume. VISUAL STYLE: Premium anime-painterly samurai cinema, dark poetic realism, rain-soaked atmosphere, dramatic slow motion, muted gray-black palette with subtle red waist-cord accent. Grounded combat, elegant violence, cinematic lighting, detailed robe and hair movement. ENVIRONMENT: Abandoned Japanese shrine courtyard at dusk in heavy rain. Wet stone path, puddles, old torii gate, bamboo fence, wooden shrine corridor, stone lanterns, hanging paper lantern, misty trees, rain fog. Keep the same geography in every shot. MUSIC: Dramatic cinematic score with low taiko drums, deep bowed strings, distant shakuhachi flute, rising tension pulses, silence before blade impacts, final sustained dark note. Sync impact moments with heavy drum hits and silence. AUDIO / FOLEY: Rain, puddle footsteps, wet robe movement, bamboo creak, wind, katana grip creak, blade draw, water splashes, steel clash, sharp breathing, body hitting wet stone, lantern chain swinging. SLOW-MOTION EFFECTS: Use suspended rain droplets, robe fabric frozen mid-motion, hair strands floating, puddle splash arcs, blade trails, water ripples, lantern sway, and impact shock lines. No glowing sword, magic, fire, or fantasy energy. KINETIC EDITING: Slow push-in P02. Micro crash zoom P03. Object-follow on blade draw P06. Motion blur smear P07–P08. Sharp impact cut P10 and P14. Brief silence before P15 final slash. Hold P16 aftermath. PANEL BEATS: P01: 24mm wide — Kuro enters from screen left into the rain-soaked shrine courtyard. Torii gate in distance, puddles reflecting lanterns. P02: 50mm medium slow push-in — Kuro crosses through puddles. Robe drags with wet weight, katana still sheathed. P03: 85mm close — Kuro stops, eyes narrow, rain sliding down his hair and cheek as he senses danger. P04: 35mm wide — Three ronin appear around the courtyard edges. Kuro remains centered and still. P05: 50mm insert — Kuro’s hand grips the katana hilt. Fingers tighten slowly, red waist cord visible. P06: 85mm close object-follow — Kuro draws the katana in slow motion. Rain reflects across the steel. P07: 35mm action — First attacker lunges with overhead slash. Kuro stays calm and waits until the last moment. P08: 28mm dynamic low — Kuro pivots under the blade. Puddle splash freezes in slow motion around his feet. P09: 50mm medium — Kuro rises into a counter slash. Robe flares, rain hangs in air, attacker recoils. P10: 50mm close — Second attacker clashes blades with Kuro. Crossed swords, tense faces, rain bursts off metal. P11: 35mm dynamic — Kuro twists his body and breaks the blade lock with precise grounded movement. P12: 28mm low — Kuro sweeps the second attacker onto wet stone. Water explodes on impact. P13: 35mm wide — Third attacker charges from corridor side. Kuro turns in foreground, sword lowered. P14: 50mm medium — Kuro lifts a rising parry. Blades collide upward, rain droplets burst from the impact. P15: 50mm medium-wide — Kuro completes the final decisive slash. Attacker recoils, robe and hair trail through motion. P16: 35mm wide — All attackers down. Kuro stands alone in rain, sword lowered but ready. Lantern swings, music fades into dark stillness. RULES: Keep Kuro moving generally screen left to right. Attackers emerge from screen right, background depth, and corridor. Katana sheathed until P06, drawn after. Maintain realistic weight, grounded footwork, and readable sword choreography. No subtitles, logos, UI, text, storyboard borders, extra enemies, blood spray, superhero jumps, or random scene changes.