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Teito monogatari - When it was first released in theaters, the film was both a critical and commercial success. Peer Magazine, Japan's leading cinema publication, went so far as to praise the film as being the "best Japanese science fiction production of all time".

When Masakado was executed for crimes against humanity over a thousand years ago, his malevolent spirit refuses to die with him, merely becoming dormant, and waiting for the chance to rise again. To disturb it is to awaken a terrible vengeance on the city of Tokyo.

The demonic psychic, Kato, attempts to revive the slumbering evil and use its energy to plunge the city into a hell on earth. It is up to a lone spiritual warrior, Keiko, a descendant of Masakado, to stop the maniacal Kato before the spirit is released and the ancient curse is unleashed upon the world.

Director: Akio Jissoji

Stars: Shintaro Katsu, Kyusaku Shimada, Mieko Harada and Jo Shishido

1988 - JAPANESE with OPTIONAL ENGLISH SUBTITLES - COLOR - 16:9 ANAMORPHIC WIDESCREEN - 135 MINUTES