Slayers: The Motion Picture

1995 1h 5m JA

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6.8

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★6.8TMDB · 35

AnimationFantasyComedyAdventure

Synopsis

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Plagued by a recurring dream, master thief and sorceress Lina Inverse discovers ancient evil and lovers cruelly parted. Dragged into a vortex of time, she must fight to restore history to its proper course. But what will she do when the fearsome power of the Dragon Slave spell fails her as she tries to change the past and save the future!

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Megumi Hayashibara
Lina Inverse (voice)
Maria Kawamura
Naga the Serpent (voice)
Chafurin
Thief (voice)
Keiji Fujiwara
Thief (voice)
Tessyo Genda
Joyrock (voice)
Daisuke Gori
Thief (voice)
Kazuhiko Kishino
Hotel Owner (voice)
Osamu Saka
Rowdy (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Hiroshi Watanabe
Writers: Kazuo Yamazaki, Hajime Kanzaka
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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Tight 65-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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2 / 8

ERA

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

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3 / 8

CINEMA

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

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Takayuki Hattori. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Yasue Funami 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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Megumi Hayashibara and Maria Kawamura and Chafurin carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0161981 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Hiroshi Watanabe directs. Takashi Atsuhata behind the camera. Takayuki Hattori scores. Yasue Funami cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 65-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
231 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 Takashi Atsuhata. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Takayuki Hattori. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Yasue Funami shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Megumi Hayashibara and Maria Kawamura and Chafurin carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt0161981 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 35 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.