Sakuya: The Slayer of Demons (2000)
Original title: さくや 妖怪伝
Sakuya: The Slayer of Demons is a 2000 Japanese-language adventure movie directed by Tomoo Haraguchi, with a running time of 1h 28m. It stars Nozomi Ando, Kyusaku Shimada and Keiko Matsuzaka.
The eruption of Mt. Fuji in 1707 released hordes of demons from deep inside the earth. Sakuya, the young daughter of a samurai killed fighting these demons, accepts a mission to travel to Mt. Fuji and defeat the evil spirits. Accompanying her on her journey are two veteran warriors who served her father, and Tarō, a young kappa, or river spirit, whom she has adopted as her little brother. Along the way, the two warriors have doubts about Tarō’s loyalties, and the young kappa himself must decide if he will stand with his own species or with the humans who have cared for him.
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What is Sakuya: The Slayer of Demons about?
The eruption of Mt. Fuji in 1707 released hordes of demons from deep inside the earth. Sakuya, the young daughter of a samurai killed fighting these demons, accepts a mission to travel to Mt. Fuji and defeat the evil spirits. Accompanying her on her journey are two veteran warriors who served her father, and Tarō, a young kappa, or river spirit, whom she has adopted as her little brother. Along the way, the two warriors have doubts about Tarō’s loyalties, and the young kappa himself must decide if he will stand with his own species or with the humans who have cared for him.
When was Sakuya: The Slayer of Demons released?
Sakuya: The Slayer of Demons was released on 8 December 2000.
How long is Sakuya: The Slayer of Demons?
Sakuya: The Slayer of Demons runs 1h 28m.
Who made Sakuya: The Slayer of Demons?
Sakuya: The Slayer of Demons was directed by Tomoo Haraguchi.
Cast
- Nozomi Ando as Sakuya
- Kyusaku Shimada as Syuzo
- Keiko Matsuzaka as Queen of ground spider
- Moeko Ezawa as Old woman
- Hiroshi Fujioka as Sakuya's dad
- Hidehiko Ishikura as Zennosuke Tachibana
- Tamami Kaneko
- Yuki Kuroda as Shigeyuki
- Keiichiro Sakagi as Kihei
- Naoto Takenaka as Narrator
- Tetsuro Tamba as Old Master
- Shinya Tsukamoto as Wizard