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Urotsukidoji: Legend of the Overfiend poster
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MASTER SCORE 72.5 / 100
1989·Animation / Fantasy / Horror·1h 48m

UROTSUKIDOJI: LEGEND OF THE OVERFIEND

Legend has it that the human race is not the only dominant civilization living on Earth. Two other races exist in this world: the Makai (a demon race) and the Jujinkai (a half-man, half-beast race). Once every 3,000 years, a supreme being known as the Choujin (Overfiend) will emerge and bring balance to all three realms on Earth. In present-day Japan, after 300 years of endless searching, a Jujinkai named Amano Jyaku has discovered the presence of the Choujin inside high school slacker Tatsuo Nagumo. But now, Amano, along with his sister Megumi and their sidekick Kuroko, must protect Nagumo and his new girlfriend Akemi Ito from the Makai, who believe that Nagumo is not the Choujin, but an evil entity bent on destroying all living beings on Earth.

Above the Line
Hideki Takayama·DirectorSho Aikawa·ScreenplayToshio Maeda·Original ConceptAkihiko Takahashi·Director of PhotographyMasamichi Amano·Music
Cast
Tomohiro Nishimura·Amano Jaku (voice)Maya Okamoto·Megumi Amano (voice)Hirotaka Suzuoki·Tatsuo Nagumo (voice)Yoko Asagami·Akemi Ito (voice)Tsutomu Kashiwakura·Kuroko (voice)Kenyu Horiuchi·Yoriichi Ozaki (voice)Norio Wakamoto·Suikakuju (voice)Nobuo Tobita·Jujin (voice)Koichi Yamadera·Yuichi Niki (voice)Kyounosuke Hiruma·Suikakujū (voice)
Full Crew
(18 credits)
Directing· 1
Hideki Takayama·Director
Writing· 2
Sho Aikawa·ScreenplayToshio Maeda·Original Concept
Camera· 3
Akihiko Takahashi·Director of PhotographyShigeo Kamiyama·Director of PhotographySusumu Yamakawa·Director of Photography
Sound & Music· 2
Masamichi Amano·MusicYasunori Honda·Sound Director
Art & Design· 2
Yamaki Yasuhito·Production DesignShigemi Ikeda·Art Direction
Production· 2
Yoshinobu Nishizaki·ProducerYasuto Yamaki·Producer
Other Departments· 6
Eiichi Yamamoto·Supervising AnimatorDan Kongōji·Animation DirectorEitaro Tono·Animation DirectorKaoru Washida·Animation DirectorMari Mizutani·Animation DirectorShiro Kasami·Animation Director
By the Numbers
72.5
OF 100
Master Score
6.3
OF 10
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Worldwide Gross
0
Oscar Wins
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