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Genre:
Animated Monster Brawl
Country, Year:
Japan, 1988
Duration:
82 mins
Director:
Yoshiaki Kawajiri
Writer:
Yoshiaki Kawajiri, Kaori Okamura
Language/Subtitles:
Japanese/German
Cast:
Hideyuki Hori, Hiromi Tsuru, Kiyoshi Kobayashi, Kyoko Tongu, Yusaku Yara
DoP:
Kinichi Ishikawa
Editor:
Harutoshi Ogata
Music:
Motokazu Shinoda
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screenings
22.4.25 15:30
Odeon

Prepare to face your demons

Demon City Shinjuku

Program partnership with Fantoche International Festival for Animated Film Baden

Seduced by dark forces, the powerful swordsman Rebi Ra summons demons in Shinjuku, a district of Tokyo. His best friend tries in vain to stop him and is killed in a duel. Years later, his son goes to Shinjuku, now ruled by demons, to follow in his father's footsteps and finally put a stop to Rebi Ra. An important early work by Kawajiri with a gloomy atmosphere and impressive monster designs.

Hardly any other director is as groundbreaking for animated horror as Yoshiaki Kawajiri. As co-founder of the legendary studio Madhouse, he has been shaping the Japanese animated film scene since the 1980s. In doing so, he skilfully uses horror, fantasy and science fiction motifs and usually doesn't skimp on animated blood fountains. Kawajiri will be 75 years old this year. Together with the animation experts from Fantoche, we present you a small retrospective consisting of DEMON CITY SHINJUKU, NINJA SCROLL and VAMPIRE HUNTER D: BLOODLUST.

Beware! [Sexual Assault] [Self-harm] [Animal Cruelty]

classics to die for

cinema odeon

DI 22.04.25