Dragon Blue

"Beneath the waves... TERROR AWAITS"

1996 1h 15m JA

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6.0

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★6.0TMDB · 2

FantasyHorrorScience Fiction

Synopsis

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Mayuko is a feng shui expert who, in a nearly absurd rush of exposition in the first scene of Dragon Blue, discovers that she is the blood heir of the Dragon Clan and a born demon hunter. It's a completely unmotivated but thoroughly spooky encounter between Mayuko and a demonic ghost, and she's saved by an ancient priest spirit who explains her legacy. "Why does this always happen to me?" she ponders before flying off to a remote island to investigate an ancient curse and battle a legendary Sea Demon. Mayuko befriends a burly, chivalrous detective and a little orphan boy nicknamed "the Devil's Child" who hides his own dark secret.

“Beneath the waves... TERROR AWAITS”

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Cast

Hiroko Tanaka
Mayuko
Keiji Mutō
Ryusaki
Maro Yumeno
Satomi
Kouichi Kasai
Kisuki
Naomasa Musaka
Saga Terumitsu

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Takuya Wada
Writers: Kazuhiro Inaba
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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Tight 75-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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3 / 7

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 7

CAST

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Hiroko Tanaka and Keiji Mutō and Maro Yumeno carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Beneath the waves... TERROR AWAITS".

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6 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0229358 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Takuya Wada directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 75-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
230 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Hiroko Tanaka and Keiji Mutō and Maro Yumeno carry the top of the cast.
5Marketing tagline: "Beneath the waves... TERROR AWAITS".
6IMDB entry: tt0229358 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.