Devil Hunter Yohko

1990 0h 50m JA

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9.0

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★9.0TMDB · 1

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Synopsis

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Yohko Mano is introduced. Yohko goes about her daily life; day dreaming about a cute guy named Hideki. Yohko learns that her family has a long history of being devil hunters. But this time the demons decide to take out the next devil hunter before she can fight back. After a failed attempt to take Yohko's virginity (so that she can't become a devil hunter), the demons decide to use Hideki as bait. Yohko must become the 108th devil hunter and rescue the man of her dreams. The English-dubbed "Special Edition" of this episode restores approximately 30 seconds of assorted footage that was cut from the final Japanese print of the film.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Aya Hisakawa
Chieko Honda
Mika Doi
Show Hayami
Yuji Mitsuya
Mugihito
Hiromi Tsuru
Kappei Yamaguchi

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Katsuhisa Yamada
Writers: Sukehiro Tomita, Jûzô Mutsuki
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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Tight 50-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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

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RUNTIME

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Part of the "Devil Hunter Yohko" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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5 / 7

CAST

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Aya Hisakawa and Chieko Honda and Mika Doi carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt4450656 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Katsuhisa Yamada directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 50-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
236 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Part of the "Devil Hunter Yohko" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Aya Hisakawa and Chieko Honda and Mika Doi carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt4450656 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Runtime: 50 min · 0h 50m
Status: Released
Original language: JA
IMDB: Devil Hunter Yohko (1990)

Part of

Devil Hunter Yohko

For centuries, the Mano family has been slaying demons. Yohko's grandmother, Madoka, is the 107th Devil Hunter, and Yohko's mother, Sayoko, would have been the 108th, but for a small hitch: A Devil Hunter must be a virgin to take on the power and responsibility. Sayoko became pregnant before Madoka could reveal the family's secrets, and so the job fell to Yohko Mano, Sayoko's daughter, who is placed as the 108th Devil Hunter. Now as a Devil Hunter, Yohko must face off against demons while trying to live her life as a boy-crazy schoolgirl.