Afouotos Although it has its amusing moments, in eneral the plot does not convince.

Ella-May O'Brien Each character in this movie — down to the smallest one — is an individual rather than a type, prone to spontaneous changes of mood and sometimes amusing outbursts of pettiness or ill humor.

Fleur Actress is magnificent and exudes a hypnotic screen presence in this affecting drama.

Billy Ollie Through painfully honest and emotional moments, the movie becomes irresistibly relatable

BA_Harrison Featuring a sexy teenage demon slayer and more shonky papier-maché and rubber creatures than you can shake a stick at, Sakuya-The Slayer of Demons is brilliant fun and anyone who enjoys Japanese monster flicks should find this a blast.In the year 1707, Mount Fuji erupts, releasing the demons within, and it is up to sword-wielding cutie Sakuya (Nozomi Andô) to destroy the evil that has taken over the country. With the help of two ninjas, and a young Kappa demon raised as her brother, Sakuya uses her magical blade to battle the creatures of darkness.Director Tomoo Haraguchi delivers plenty of inventive action and the results are, for the most part, impressive; the effects range from brilliant (there is some great use of CGI) to the downright awful (a scene with dancing monsters is hilarious), but even the poorest of effects have a certain irresistible charm that actually adds to one's enjoyment of the film.Nozomi Andô is excellent as the girl who must follow her destiny and become the vanquisher of evil. She certainly is a sight for sore eyes in her above-the knee socks and short skirt (revealing a tempting glimpse of thigh); fans of movies featuring sexy Japanese swords-women (Princess Blade, Azumi etc.) should certainly find this movie to their taste.The film is heavy on the action, but light on the gore which means that it is ideal for genre fans of all ages. Featuring such delights as a huge cat-demon, a puppeteer who makes marionettes from real girls, and a humongous spider-woman, Sakuya-The Slayer of Demons is highly recommended monster fun and solid entertainment from start to finish.

qatmom Much, much better than it sounds. This is not a great, ground-breaking movie, but it is highly enjoyable.I bought this as an inexpensive VCD format movie, not expecting a great deal. But I was surprised to find it a kind of mangaesque fairytale come to life, in some style. I suppose this must have been made for a young audience, and I am an adult, but I enjoyed the story, visuals, and music.Something else I also enjoyed--the absence of a smart-mouthed bratty kid, the kind that shows up in Hollywood movies, and is portrayed as a wonderful thing. Asian movies seem not to do that! HUZZAH! Like a lot of other Asian movies, this also emphasizes loyalty and family, something Hollywood seems to have largely forgotten during the last 40 years.

Pingo-2 I bought this as a VCD in Hong Kong for $3 (Hong Kong Dollars), which is about 50 American cents. I can easily say that it was very much worth the money! :-) I thought it would be a Chinese film with bad costumes, but found myself watching a special-effects packed Japanese manga-in-motion flick with lots of cool stuff.It's very nice computer-game-styled story, which is super-simple, but fun to watch. The slow episodes between the action are not at all bad, but instead interesting and even though they don't give the film any depth, they are as well done as the action-scenes since the actors and actresses are very good.I felt like I was watching an Asian version of WILLOW, or maybe a live-action role playing game, but I guess comparisons just don't give this film enough credit.There are really only one down-part (which is major, though!) and that's the silly STAR WARS-inspired "good demons"-dance scene. Fast forward that, and the rest is perfect.I really enjoyed the evil puppet master too, and especially his dolls! 8 of out 10. I was genuinely surprised by the quality!

MikeA Live action manga featuring a young girl and her companions who travel to Mount Fuji to battle evil. Some great effects, but the budget was obviously blown on them and the result is long, dull periods between fights, where the paper-thin characters have trouble holding your attention. Lots of people in rubber monster suits, and the dance of the good demons at the end is a bit of a head-masher. Reasonable amounts of fun for fans of Japanese monster movies.