Aragami
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Profile
- Movie: Aragami
- Romaji:
- Japanese:
- Director: Ryuhei Kitamura
- Writer: Ryuichi Takatsu, Ryuhei Kitamura
- Producer:
- Cinematographer:
- Release Date: 2003
- Runtime: 80 Min.
- Language: Japanese
- Country: Japan
Plot
One deep, dark night in medieval Japan, a pair of horribly wounded warriors bangs at the door of an eerie, seemingly abandoned fortress hidden high in the mountains. An alluring young woman allows them in, and they promptly fall unconscious to the floor. Later, the younger samurai awakes to find his wounds inexplicably healed and his companion gone. Before him is the master of the fortress, an elegant yet reclusive stranger with a mysterious air. Over drinks collected from far-flung nations, his host tells him the legend of the Long-Nosed Demon, a monster that has long terrorized the countryside in its insatiable hunger for human flesh. The young samurai gradually realizes that he may be the prey of a diabolical trap, and that his gracious host may in fact be the very demon he describes, seeking a strong, young soul to replace him and carry on his evil deeds. A confrontation between man and monster, both physical and psychological, is soon afoot.
Cast
- Takao Osawa - The Samurai
- Masaya Kato - Aragami/Tengu/Miyamoto Musashi
- Kanae Uotani - The Woman
- Tak Sakaguchi - The Future challenger
- Hideo Sakaki
