Urotsukidōji: Legend of the Overfiend

Urotsukidōji: Legend of the Overfiend

NC-17 1989 · 105 min · ★ 6.0 · Animation, Action, Horror, Fantasy

Legend has it that the human race is not the only dominant civilization living on Earth. Two other races exist in this world: the Makai (a demon race) and the Jujinkai (a half-man, half-beast race). Once every 3,000 years, a supreme being known as the Choujin (Overfiend) will emerge and bring balance to all three realms on Earth. In present-day Japan, after 300 years of endless searching, a Jujinkai named Amano Jyaku has discovered the presence of the Choujin inside high school slacker Tatsuo Nagumo. But now, Amano, along with his sister Megumi and their sidekick Kuroko, must protect Nagumo and his new girlfriend Akemi Ito from the Makai, who believe that Nagumo is not the Choujin, but an evil entity bent on destroying all living beings on Earth.

Directed by Hideki Takayama · Written by Sho Aikawa

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Tomohiro Nishimura Amano Jaku (voice)
Maya Okamoto Megumi Amano (voice)
Hirotaka Suzuoki Tatsuo Nagumo (voice)
Yoko Asagami Akemi Ito (voice)
Tsutomu Kashiwakura Kuroko (voice)
Kenyu Horiuchi Yoriichi Ozaki (voice)
Norio Wakamoto Suikakuju (voice)
Nobuo Tobita Jujin (voice)
Koichi Yamadera Yuichi Niki (voice)
Kyounosuke Hiruma Suikakujū (voice)
Daisuke Gori Great Elder/Mr. Niki (voice)
Hidetoshi Nakamura Doctor (vocie)

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