Summary
When brilliant surgeon Ukyo Retsu removes a cancer from a mysterious old woman, he doesn't realize that the cancer is a 5000 year-old demon. Ukyo must then assume the role of protector of the Earth.
Good for
- Friends night
- Teens
- Pure escapism
Skip it if
- Graphic violence bothers you
Where to watch
Not streaming in any country yet.
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 32GoodWatch 35
IMDb3.5
Audience score29%
Running time
1 h
Shorter than 9 in 10 animated movies, −29 min on the typical 89
typical 8960Half of all animated movies run 80–99 min.
Released
1991
February 21, 1991
35 years ago
Genres
AnimationFantasyScience FictionHorrorLanguage
Japanese
Original language
Made in
Japan
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceStrong
- Gore, disturbing imagesMild
- Frightening scenesModerate
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesMild
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensPure EscapismThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 4 moreDirecting · 2
- Tetsuo Imazawa Director
- John Wolskel Director
Writing · 2
- Yasushi Ishikura Screenplay
- Yasuaki Kadota Author
Production · 4
- Laurence Guinness Executive Producer
- Naoko Takahashi Executive Producer
- Akira Sasaki Producer
- Tokiji Kaburagi Production Manager
Camera · 1
- Tamio Hosoda Director of Photography
Sound · 2
- Tetsuroh Kashibuchi Music
- Torao Hosoi Music Producer
Art · 1
- Tsutomu Ishigaki Art Direction
Visual Effects · 12
- Masami Suda Key Animation, Character Designer
- Atsushi Aono Key Animation
- Hideyuki Motohashi Key Animation
- Kiyotoshi Aoi Key Animation
- Rihiro Yamane Key Animation
- Nobuhiro Masuda Key Animation
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