Otogi Zoshi: The Legend of Magatama (2004)
The time is 972 A.D. in Kyoto, the capital of ancient Japan. Kyoto is becoming a corrupt and run-down city; selfish samurai and onmyoji, who care only about gaining political power are everywhere. To make matters worse the city is suffering from famine and widespread disease. Unable to ignore the condition of the city any longer, the Imperial Court decides to send Minamoto no Raiko, a famous samurai well-known for his archery skills, to recover a legendary gem said to hold mysterious power to save the world. However Raiko also falls ill to disease. Instead his youngest sister, Hikaru, decides secretely to make the journey in his place. Hikaru meets many people, and has many adventures while on her trip for the legendary gem.
Release date: 2004-07-06
User rating:
7.5 / 10
4 votes
Orginal language: 日本語
Director: Mizuho Nishikubo
Main cast
Kumi Sakuma
as Urabe no Suetake (voice)
Shin-ichiro Miki
as Mansairaku (voice)
Shin-ichiro Miki
as Minamoto no Raikou (voice)
Kan Tokumaru
as Abe no Seimei (voice)
Kenta Miyake
as Watanabe no Tsuna (voice)
Wasabi Mizuta
as Kintarou (voice)
Otoya Kawano
as Hoshikuma (voice)
Kohsei Hirota
as Torakuma (voice)
Kaho Kouda
as Ibaraki (voice)
Tetsuo Komura
as Minamoto no Mitsunaka (voice)
Fumie Mizusawa
as Minamoto no Hikaru (voice)
Ooki Sugiyama
as Usui no Sadamitsu (voice)
Yasunori Matsumoto
as Shuten Doji (voice)
Makoto Yasumura
as Emperor (voice)
Tomomichi Nishimura
as Minister of The Left (voice)
Hiroshi Naka
as Minister of The Right (voice)
Yasuko Hatori
as (voice)
Eiji Maruyama
as Regent (voice)
Kenichi Mochizuki
as Court Noble (voice)
Masanori Takeda
as Taromaru (voice)
Shin-ichiro Miki
as Man in Coat (voice)
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Taeko Hamauzu - Editor, Hideki Taniuchi - Music, Kazuhiro Wakabayashi - Sound Director, Kazuchika Kise - Character Designer, Kazuchika Kise - Animation Director, Shou Tajima - Character Designer, Mizuho Nishikubo - Director, Kazuto Hongo - Researcher, Kumiko Yusa - Color Designer, Taiki Sakurai - Series Composition, Kenji Kawai - Music