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Mermaid's Scar (1993)

Genre : Animation, Drama, Fantasy

Runtime : 56M

Director : Morio Asaka

Synopsis

According to an ancient Japanese legend, mermaid flesh may grant immortality if eaten. However, there is a much greater chance that consumption will lead to death or transformation into a damned creature known as a Lost Soul (or Deformed Ones in the English dub). Mermaid Saga tells the tale of Yuta, an immortal who has been alive for five hundred years, who is wandering across Japan searching for a cure and meeting others whose lives have also been ruined by mermaid flesh in the process.

Actors

Koichi Yamadera
Koichi Yamadera
Yūta
Minami Takayama
Minami Takayama
Mana
Yuuichi Harada
Yuuichi Harada
Masato
Gara Takashima
Gara Takashima
Masato's Mother Misa
Kikuko Inoue
Kikuko Inoue
Yukie
Atsuko Mine
Atsuko Mine
Mansion Servant Haruyo
Hiroshi Naka
Hiroshi Naka
Man
Tomoko Nakajima
Tomoko Nakajima
Woman
Miyuki Matsushita
Miyuki Matsushita
Naoko Ishii
Naoko Ishii

Crews

Morio Asaka
Morio Asaka
Director
Rumiko Takahashi
Rumiko Takahashi
Creator
Norihiro Tsuru
Norihiro Tsuru
Music
Hidetoshi Kaneko
Hidetoshi Kaneko
Art Direction
Hitoshi Yamada
Hitoshi Yamada
Cinematography
Ayao Ueda
Ayao Ueda
Producer
Tatsuhiko Urahata
Tatsuhiko Urahata
Script
Hirofumi Shiraishi
Hirofumi Shiraishi
Background Designer
Masumi Nishikawa
Masumi Nishikawa
Background Designer
Yasunari Usuda
Yasunari Usuda
Background Designer
Young-Il Park
Young-Il Park
Background Designer
Yuka Okamoto
Yuka Okamoto
Background Designer
Teruyoshi Sudo
Teruyoshi Sudo
Sound Effects
Rumiko Takahashi
Rumiko Takahashi
Writer

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