Urotsukidōji: Legend of the Overfiend (1989)
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.
Director:
Hideki Takayama
Writer:
Sho Aikawa
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Tomohiro Nishimura as Amano Jaku (voice) |
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Maya Okamoto as Megumi Amano (voice) |
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Hirotaka Suzuoki as Tatsuo Nagumo (voice) |
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Yoko Asagami as Akemi Ito (voice) |
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Tsutomu Kashiwakura as Kuroko (voice) |
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Kenyu Horiuchi as Yoriichi Ozaki (voice) |
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Norio Wakamoto as Suikakuju (voice) |
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Nobuo Tobita as Jujin (voice) |
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Koichi Yamadera as Yuichi Niki (voice) |
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Kyounosuke Hiruma as Suikakujū (voice) |
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Daisuke Gori as Great Elder/Mr. Niki (voice) |
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Hidetoshi Nakamura as Doctor (vocie) |
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Kenichi Ono as Majin (voice) |
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Koji Totani as Majin (voice) |
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Minako Arakawa as Girl (voice) |
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Miyuki Matsushita as True Chōjin (voice) |
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Mizuka Arima as Ms. Togami (voice) |
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Narumi Tsunoda as Girl (voice) |
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Natsumi Sasaki as Girl (voice) |
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Nobuo Tobita as Jūjin (voice) |
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Satoko Kitô as Leotard Girl (vocie) |
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Shigeru Nakahara as Basketball Club (voice) |
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Shinji Ogawa as Narration (voice) |
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Yumi Takada as Nurse (voice) |
| Directing | Hideki Takayama | Director |
| Crew | Eiichi Yamamoto | Supervising Animator |
| Sound | Masamichi Amano | Music |
| Art | Yamaki Yasuhito | Production Design |
| Writing | Sho Aikawa | Screenplay |
| Production | Yoshinobu Nishizaki | Producer |
| Production | Yasuto Yamaki | Producer |
| Art | Shigemi Ikeda | Art Direction |
| Sound | Yasunori Honda | Sound Director |
| Visual Effects | Dan Kongōji | Animation Director |
| Visual Effects | Shiro Kasami | Animation Director |
| Camera | Shigeo Kamiyama | Director of Photography |
| Visual Effects | Kaoru Washida | Animation Director |
| Camera | Akihiko Takahashi | Director of Photography |
| Visual Effects | Mari Mizutani | Animation Director |
| Camera | Susumu Yamakawa | Director of Photography |
| Visual Effects | Eitaro Tono | Animation Director |
| Writing | Toshio Maeda | Original Concept |