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Moon Over Tao: Makaraga (1997) [N/A]

Release Date:
November 29, 1997

Original Title:
タオの月

Alternate Titles:
Makaraga - Die Kampfmaschine
Swordsman & Warlord vs. Evil - Die Jagd nach dem Zauberschwert

Genres:
Action | Fantasy | Science Fiction

Production Companies:
Bandai Visual
Graphical Corporation Crowd

Production Countries:
Japan

Ratings / Certifications:
 N/A

Runtime: 96

Overview from TheMovieDB

A retired warrior comes to see his former lord and learns that someone is making indestructible swords from some unknown metal. He is sent together with a swordsman to investigate the source. Along the way they meet a young girl working as a beekeeper. She is later witness to the appearance of three strange females from another dimension. They are searching for a lost weapon that has landed on earth and as one of them lay dying she enlists the girl to help them control the strange beast/weapon. Meanwhile the warrior and the swordsman learn that an old nemesis has created the swords from the shell that surrounded the alien weapon. Soon the alien beast/weapon is awakened and battle for control ensues.

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Production

Assistant Director:
Daisuke Yamanouchi

Costume Design:
Katsuya Terada
Dango Takeda

Director:
Keita Amemiya

Director of Photography:
Hiroshi Kidokoro

Editor:
Shinichi Fushima

Music:
Koichi Ohta

Producer:
Shigeru Watanabe
Hijiri Taguchi

Production Design:
Akihiko Takahashi

Visual Effects Supervisor:
Hajime Matsumoto

Writer:
Hajime Matsumoto
Keita Amemiya

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