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Release Year1997
Runtime1h 36m
LanguageJapanese
CertificationNR
GenresAction, Fantasy, Science Fiction
Votes7
DirectorKeita Amemiya
WritersHajime Matsumoto, Keita Amemiya
TypeFeature Film
Rating6.6 out of 10
Cast7 credited
Also Known AsMoon Over Tao: Makaraga
About Moon Over Tao: Makaraga
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.
Directed by Keita Amemiya, Moon Over Tao: Makaraga leans on a strong ensemble — Toshiyuki Nagashima, Hiroshi Abe, Yûko Moriyama — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about action titles of 1997.
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