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The Magic Serpent (1966)
Directed by Tetsuya Yamauchi
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Overview
In ancient Japan, a good lord is killed and his throne is taken by the trecherous Yuki Daijo and his wizard friend Oroki-maru. The young prince Ikazuki-maru is rescued from the jaws of death by a magic bird sent by a wizard. Ten years later, Ikazuki-maru embarks on an adventure to avenge his parents and the wizard’s death with his magic powers he learned from the wizard. He kills Yuki Daijo but then must battle Oroki-maru in a battle to the death.
Length 94 minutes
Actors
Hiroki Matsukata | Tomoko Ogawa | Ryutaro Otomo | Bin Amatsu | Nobuo Kaneko | Sen Hara | Kensaku Hara | Masataka Iwao | Seizô Fukumoto | Akira Shioji | Yumi Suzuki | Shin'ichirô Hayashi
Viewing History (seen 2 times)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05/16/2022 | TV | Broadcast | TV | 5 stars |
| 07/26/2017 | TV | DVD | Owned | 6 stars |
| (Average) 5.5 stars |
Viewing Notes
DKUTV programmed this and MOTHRA 3 for their Monday Disastrous Dubs double feature. I own this dubbed version on DVD but the timing was right (just finished work) so I tuned in while I winding down and whatnot. I’ll never love this movie but I appreciate how wild the premise is with all the chanbara stuff and oh btw there’s kaiju, too. Not sure we’ll ever get a proper Japanese language release but I’d like to watch it.
The titular “serpent” is really a dragon with four legs.
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