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Moon Over Tao: Makaraga
6.5 / 10• 1997• 1h 36m•NR• Japanese
ActionFantasyScience Fiction
Storyline
A retired warrior comes to see his former lord and learns that someone is making indestructible swords from some unknown metal. He is sent together with a swordsman to investigate the source. Along the way they meet a young girl working as a beekeeper. She is later witness to the appearance of three strange females from another dimension. They are searching for a lost weapon that has landed on earth and as one of them lay dying she enlists the girl to help them control the strange beast/weapon. Meanwhile the warrior and the swordsman learn that an old nemesis has created the swords from the shell that surrounded the alien weapon. Soon the alien beast/weapon is awakened and battle for control ensues.
Cast & Crew
Toshiyuki Nagashima
Suikyou
Lead
Hiroshi Abe
Hayate
Yûko Moriyama
Abira / Marien / Kuzto
Sayaka Yoshino
Renge
Yukijiro Hotaru
A Keeper For Arms
Takaaki Enoki
Kakugyou
Kunihiko Ida
A Gatekeeper
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Keita Amemiya's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Moon Over Tao: Makaraga is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
