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Moon Over Tao: Makaraga

Moon Over Tao: Makaraga

19976.31h 36m

Overview

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
Written by Hajime Matsumoto, Keita Amemiya
Produced by Shigeru Watanabe, Hijiri Taguchi
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Top Cast

Toshiyuki Nagashima

Toshiyuki Nagashima

Suikyou

Hiroshi Abe

Hiroshi Abe

Hayate

Yûko Moriyama

Yûko Moriyama

Abira / Marien / Kuzto

Sayaka Yoshino

Sayaka Yoshino

Renge

Yukijiro Hotaru

Yukijiro Hotaru

A Keeper For Arms

Takaaki Enoki

Takaaki Enoki

Kakugyou

Kunihiko Ida

Kunihiko Ida

A Gatekeeper

Themes & Keywords

martial artssamuraimonsterbuddhist monkkatanameteoraliensword fightkatana swordsamurai swordbandit

About Moon Over Tao: Makaraga

Moon Over Tao: Makaraga is a action, fantasy, science fiction film released in 1997 exploring themes of martial arts, samurai, monster, buddhist monk, katana, meteor. Directed by Keita Amemiya, it stars Toshiyuki Nagashima, Hiroshi Abe, Yûko Moriyama. 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.

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