GARO Side Story: The Tougen Flute

"Is that note of light or of darkness?"

2013 1h 1m JA

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★6.0TMDB · 13

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Synopsis

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Long ago, a fallen Makai Priestess named Higari became too powerful and after tampering with powers no one should wield, she had to be stopped and was eventually sealed away by another Makai Priest named Sougen. Using his body and his own life, he created the Tougen Flute and sealed Higari shortly after his death. However, through a special ritual, those who seek Higari's power can resurrect her by replaying eight notes on the Tougen Flute to undo Sougen's seal. In the present, while Kouga Saezima has travelled to the promised land (Garo: Soukoku no Maryu), two fallen priests,Jabi and Rekka, will attempt to return Higari.

“Is that note of light or of darkness?”

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Cast

Yasue Sato
Jabi
Mary Matsuyama
Rekka
Kanji Tsuda
Kengi
Kumi Takiuchi
Agi
Miku Oono
Magi
Yuzumi Shibamoto
Rin Yamagatana
Masahiro Kuranuki
Shiguto
Hitomi Takahashi
Higari

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Akira Ohashi
Writers: Keita Amemiya, Hisako Fujihira
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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Tight 61-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 13 years ago.

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3 / 8

CINEMA

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

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4 / 8

ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Akira Ohashi, shot by Akira Nishioka. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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7 / 8

CAST

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Yasue Sato and Mary Matsuyama and Kanji Tsuda carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Is that note of light or of darkness?".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Akira Ohashi directs. Akira Nishioka behind the camera. Tomoki Nagasaka cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 61-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
2Released 13 years ago.
3Part of the "GARO Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Directed by Akira Ohashi, shot by Akira Nishioka. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Editor Tomoki Nagasaka shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Yasue Sato and Mary Matsuyama and Kanji Tsuda carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "Is that note of light or of darkness?".
9IMDB entry: tt3852414 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Only 13 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.