Curse of the Undead Yoma (Video 1989)
"Yôma" (original title)

Director:

Takashi Anno

Writer:

Kei Kusunoki

Stars:

Kaneto Shiozawa, Hiromi Tsuru, Minako Arakawa

Cast

Credited cast:
Kaneto Shiozawa	...	Marô
Hiromi Tsuru	...	Aya #1
Minako Arakawa	...	Ito (segment 1)
Motomu Kiyokawa	...	Narrator
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
David Arnsburger	...	Higezura, Kazami (voice) (as David Arnsberger)
Jon Geiger	...	Marou (voice)
Catherine Glynn	...	Aya (voice) (as Catheryn Glynn)
Ken'yû Horiuchi	...	Hikage
Eiji Maruyama	...	Old Bronze
Christopher Pryce	...	Hikage (voice)
Jessica Robertson	...	Aya 2 (voice)
Hideyuki Tanaka	...	Kazami
Lane West	...	(voice)
Yûsaku Yara	...	Higezura

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

anime | ninja | supernatural

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Genres:

Animation | Action | Drama | Horror

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Certificate:

TV-MA

Details

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Also Known As:

Curse of the Undead Yoma

Company Credits

Production Co:

Animate Film, J.C. Staff, MPS

Technical Specs

Runtime:

77 min 77 min (2 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Soundtracks

"Yoma Kazoe Uta"
(Yoma Counting Song)
Lyrics by Kei Kusunoki
Composed and Performed by Midori Karashima
Arrangement by Hironari Watanabe

User Reviews

An under-rated anime

Curse of the Yoma is an excellant anime, and deserves more recognition than it's given. The animation is very nicely done, and the quality of the artwork on each individual frame stays consistantly pleasant for the duration. Also, the "Yoma Counting Song" is one of the loveliest, and most haunting, pieces of music I've encountered in a movie, animated or non. It seems there was more story to be told than could be fit into the short (two segment) run, nevertheless, I feel that through a good use of imagery and psuedo-poetic elements, the story manages to unfold in lucid fashion. The film loses points for what I perceived as being gratuitous action sequences, which are well done, but seem to fill too much of the running time. Also, the ending theme is just plain bad. Still, with its solid production, atmospheric imagery, and thought-provoking theme, Yoma is anime worthy of the 'classic' status.