Sakuya: The Slayer of Demons ( 2000 )

Overview

The eruption of Mt. Fuji in 1707 released hordes of demons from deep inside the earth. Sakuya, the young daughter of a samurai killed fighting these demons, accepts a mission to travel to Mt. Fuji and defeat the evil spirits. Accompanying her on her journey are two veteran warriors who served her father, and Tarō, a young kappa, or river spirit, whom she has adopted as her little brother. Along the way, the two warriors have doubts about Tarō’s loyalties, and the young kappa himself must decide if he will stand with his own species or with the humans who have cared for him.

Top Cast

Nozomi Ando

Sakuya

Kyūsaku Shimada

Syuzo

Keiko Matsuzaka

Queen of ground spider

Moeko Ezawa

Old woman

Hiroshi Fujioka

Sakuya's dad

Hidehiko Ishikura

Zennosuke Tachibana

Tamami Kaneko

Yuki Kuroda

Shigeyuki

Keiichiro Sakagi

Kihei

Naoto Takenaka

Narrator

Tetsuro Tamba

Old Master

Shinya Tsukamoto

Wizard

Shuichi Yamauchi

Taro Sakaki

Keiko Yoshida

Hana