Chôjin densetsu Urotsukidôji (1989) (V)

Director:

Hideki Takayama

Writers:

Shô Aikawa (writer)
Michael Lawrence (writer)

Release Date:

11 March 1993 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Fantasy | Horror | Mystery

Plot:

When Overfiend is found and born in a human, he will remake the world to something more of his liking...

Plot Keywords:

Demon | Student | Legend | End Of The World | Prophecy

Cast

Bick Balse	...	Ozaki (voice: English version)
Christopher Courage	...	Amano Jyaku (voice: English version)
Rebel Joy	...	Akemi Ito (voice: English version)
Yasunori Matsumoto	...	(voice)
Lucy Morales	...	Megumi Amano (voice: English version)
Jurgen Offen	...	Suikakujyu (voice: English version)
Rose Palmer	...	Kuroko (voice: English version)
Bill Timoney	...	Tatsua Nagumo / Niki (voice: English version) (also as Randy Woodcock) (also as Danny Bush)
Kôichi Yamadera	...	Yuichi Niki (voice)

Also Known As:

Legend of the Overfiend
The Wandering Kid
Urotsukidôji
Urotsukidôji I: Legend of the Overfiend (USA) (working title)

Runtime:

108 min

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Canada:18+ (Quebec) | Chile:18 | Australia:Refused Classification (original rating) | Australia:R (censored version) | Austria:(Banned) (original rating) | Germany:18 | Netherlands:16 | New Zealand:R18 | USA:Unrated | Spain:18 | UK:18

Company:

Anime 18

Goofs:

Continuity: Towards her death, the nurse character is shown wearing only a torn gown hanging off her shoulders, but as she is dying the gown has disappeared completely and without reason.

Quotes:

Akemi Ito: Nagumo, tell me it was just a bad dream. Tell me Mrs. Ogami wasn't a monster, that she didn't rape me. Oh please!

Movie Connections:

Featured in The 100 Greatest Cartoons (2005) (TV)

Nightmarish and bizarre

Wow, if you're reading this review; you've probably heard all the hype and controversy surrounding this movie and to tell the truth it deserves it. From the first 10 minutes of a female teacher turning into a demon and raping a student, to orgies to sodomy to some graphic depictions of violence; this film is an endurance test for a movie-going novice. I enjoyed this first segment in the series, I think the 2nd one (Legend of the Demon Womb) was slightly better, but they are both better than any other in the series including RETURN OF THE OVERFIEND or INFERNO ROAD. The later in the series, the more confusing and stupid it gets. Don't say you weren't warned!