Sakuya: The Slayer of Demons

(2000)

★ 6.2 IMDb · 13 votes

Genres: Adventure, Fantasy

Year: 2000

Runtime: 88 мин

Country: Japan

Director: 原口智生

Cast: 安藤希, 嶋田久作, 松坂慶子, 絵沢萠子, Хироси Фудзиока, 石倉英彦, Tamami Kaneko, 黒田勇樹, Keiichiro Sakagi, Наото Такэнака

Plot

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.