Slayers Return

1996 1h 0m JA

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6.5

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6.9

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★6.5TMDB · 2,083★6.9IMDB · 572

AnimationComedyFantasy

Synopsis

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Lina Inverse and Naga the White Serpent are back! What begins as a routine bandit-stomping turns into the adventure of a lifetime involving magical golems, an ancient Elven weapon and even someone bent on destroying the world. It's a predicament only Lina and Naga could get themselves in to.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Megumi Hayashibara
Lina Inverse (voice)
Maria Kawamura
Naga the Serpent (voice)
Akiko Hiramatsu
Selena Biatz (voice)
Akio Otsuka
Selena's Father (voice)
Chafurin
Becker (voice)
Minoru Inaba
Elderly Sorcerer (voice)
Maya Okamoto
Female Martial Arts Master (voice)
Kenji Utsumi
Galev (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Hiroshi Watanabe
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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Tight 60-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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30 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Slayers Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Hiroshi Watanabe, shot by Katsuyuki Ootaki. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Naoyuki Masaki shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Megumi Hayashibara and Maria Kawamura and Akiko Hiramatsu carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0161979 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Hiroshi Watanabe directs. Katsuyuki Ootaki behind the camera. Naoyuki Masaki cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

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1Tight 60-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
230 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Part of the "Slayers Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Directed by Hiroshi Watanabe, shot by Katsuyuki Ootaki. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Editor Naoyuki Masaki shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Megumi Hayashibara and Maria Kawamura and Akiko Hiramatsu carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0161979 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.