In part 3 of the EKO EKO AZARAK movie series, Hinako Saeki plays the part of Misa Kuroi (also in a 1997 TV series around the same character). She plays the role quite well in my opinion. The reason why this episode of the series is clearly not as good as the others is the less convincing story, in which a group of girls practices for a theatre play, but the play is just a disguise for a magic ritual. Misa sceptically says in the movie, if it was a real ritual, she would have known, and the viewer involuntarily shares her lack of belief. Besides, the long winding finale which consumes no less than the whole last third of the movie needs editing. Its timing is poor compared to the dynamic climax in part 1, "Wizard of Darkness". Voted 7/8/5/6 for part 1-4.
