Urotsukidōji: Legend of the Overfiend
6/10
Rating
105 min
Runtime
1989
Release Year
Hideki Takayama
Director
Cast
Tomohiro Nishimura, Maya Okamoto, Hirotaka Suzuoki, Yoko Asagami, Tsutomu Kashiwakura
Quick Synopsis
According to an ancient legend, Earth is home not only to humans but also to two other dominant races: the Makai, a demon species, and the Jujinkai, beings who are half-human and half-beast. Every 3,000 years, a powerful figure called the Choujin, or Overfiend, is said to appear to restore balance among these three groups. In modern-day Japan, a Jujinkai named Amano Jyaku, after searching for 300 years, identifies a high school student named Tatsuo Nagumo as the Choujin. Amano, along with his sister Megumi and their companion Kuroko, must protect Nagumo and his girlfriend Akemi Ito from the Makai, who believe Nagumo is not the prophesied Overfiend but a dangerous force intending to destroy all life on Earth.
Detailed Synopsis of Urotsukidōji: Legend of the Overfiend
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.
