Sakuya: The Slayer of Demons
2000
88 minutes
Overview
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.
Top Cast
Nozomi Ando
Sakuya
Kyūsaku Shimada
Syuzo
Keiko Matsuzaka
Queen of ground spider
Moeko Ezawa
Old woman
Hiroshi Fujioka
Sakuya's dad
Hidehiko Ishikura
Zennosuke Tachibana
Tamami Kaneko
Yuki Kuroda
Shigeyuki
Keiichiro Sakagi
Kihei
Naoto Takenaka
Narrator
Tetsuro Tamba
Old Master
Shinya Tsukamoto
Wizard
Shuichi Yamauchi
Taro Sakaki
Keiko Yoshida
Hana