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Shadow Skill: The Movie

Shadow Skill: The Movie

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Overview

In a war-torn world of deadly conflict, one small group of heroes stand against the forces of darkness, armed only with two weapons — their unswerving dedication to good and the superhuman martial art known as the Shadow Skill... For the 14-year-old Gau Ban, it is time once again to return to the grave of his parents, murdered by bandits when he was just ten. In the company of his adoptive sister Elle Lagu, Gau quickly comes to realize that his journey is more than a pilgrimage, and that his combat abilities as a student of the Karuda School of Martial Arts are about to be pushed to the breaking point! Note: The three OVA episodes together (Sevalle, Septia & Sui Rame) are also sometimes referred to as Shadow Skill: The Movie.

Directed by Hiroshi Negishi
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Top Cast

Megumi Hayashibara

Megumi Hayashibara

Elle Lagu

Yuko Mizutani

Yuko Mizutani

Faurinkmeier Plasmatizer

Ikue Otani

Ikue Otani

Kyuo Lyu

Bin Shimada

Bin Shimada

Rui Frasneel

Kappei Yamaguchi

Kappei Yamaguchi

Scrib Lowengren

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Akio Matsuoka

Gau Ban

Yasunori Matsumoto

Yasunori Matsumoto

Vai Low

About Shadow Skill: The Movie

Shadow Skill: The Movie is a action, animation, adventure film released in 1996. Directed by Hiroshi Negishi, it stars Megumi Hayashibara, Yuko Mizutani, Ikue Otani. In a war-torn world of deadly conflict, one small group of heroes stand against the forces of darkness, armed only with two weapons — their unswerving dedication to good and the superhuman martial art known as the Shadow Skill... For the 14-year-old Gau Ban, it is time once again to return to the grave of his parents, murdered by bandits when he was just ten. In the company of his adoptive sister Elle Lagu, Gau quickly comes to realize that his journey is more than a pilgrimage, and that his combat abilities as a student of the Karuda School of Martial Arts are about to be pushed to the breaking point! Note: The three OVA episodes together (Sevalle, Septia & Sui Rame) are also sometimes referred to as Shadow Skill: The Movie.

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