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Moon Over Tao: Makaraga (1997)

Genre : Action, Fantasy, Science Fiction

Runtime : 1H 36M

Director : Keita Amemiya

Synopsis

A retired warrior comes to see his former lord and learns that someone is making indestructible swords from some unknown metal. He is sent together with a swordsman to investigate the source. Along the way they meet a young girl working as a beekeeper. She is later witness to the appearance of three strange females from another dimension. They are searching for a lost weapon that has landed on earth and as one of them lay dying she enlists the girl to help them control the strange beast/weapon. Meanwhile the warrior and the swordsman learn that an old nemesis has created the swords from the shell that surrounded the alien weapon. Soon the alien beast/weapon is awakened and battle for control ensues.

Actors

Toshiyuki Nagashima
Toshiyuki Nagashima
Suikyou
Hiroshi Abe
Hiroshi Abe
Hayate
Yûko Moriyama
Yûko Moriyama
Abira / Marien / Kuzto
Sayaka Yoshino
Sayaka Yoshino
Renge
Yukijiro Hotaru
Yukijiro Hotaru
A Keeper For Arms
Takaaki Enoki
Takaaki Enoki
Kakugyou
Kunihiro Ida
Kunihiro Ida
A Gatekeeper

Crews

Keita Amemiya
Keita Amemiya
Director
Keita Amemiya
Keita Amemiya
Writer
Hajime Matsumoto
Hajime Matsumoto
Writer
Shigeru Watanabe
Shigeru Watanabe
Producer
Akihiko Takahashi
Akihiko Takahashi
Production Design
Katsuya Terada
Katsuya Terada
Costume Design
Hajime Matsumoto
Hajime Matsumoto
Visual Effects Supervisor
Daisuke Yamanouchi
Daisuke Yamanouchi
Assistant Director
Shinichi Fushima
Shinichi Fushima
Editor
Hijiri Taguchi
Hijiri Taguchi
Producer
Hirokazu Ohta
Hirokazu Ohta
Music
Dango Takeda
Dango Takeda
Costume Design

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