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Spirit Warrior (OAV)

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[ adapted from Kujakuoh (manga) ]

Related anime:
    Spirit Warrior (OAV 2) (sequel)

Alternative title:
Kujaku l'esorcista (Italian)
Kujakuoh (Japanese)
Peacock King
孔雀王 (Japanese)
Genres: adventure, fantasy
Themes: demons, monks
Objectionable content: Significant
Plot Summary: A young mystic without a past, Kujaku was born under a dark omen possessed of incredible supernatural powers. Raised by priests, he has learned to use these powers for good. But the evil Siegfried von Mittgard seeks to steal his birthright, and rule the world as the Regent of Darkness. He has dispatched bloodthirsty minions to destroy Kujaku before he can awaken to his destiny. Now, Kujaku must unravel the riddle of his past, before the power within consumes him.
User Ratings: 66 ratings have been given [details]
 Masterpiece: 5 votes (dub:4, sub:1)
 Excellent: 2 votes (sub:2)
 Very good: 11 votes (sub:9, dub:2)
 Good: 9 votes (sub:5, dub:4)
 Decent: 13 votes (sub:7, dub:6)
 So-so: 7 votes (sub:4, dub:3)
 Not really good: 6 votes (dub:4, sub:2)
 Weak: 8 votes (sub:5, dub:2, ?:1)
 Bad: 1 vote (sub:1)
 Awful: 1 vote (sub:1)
 Worst ever: 3 votes (dub:3)
Seen in part or in whole by 257 users, rank: #2168 (of 5563)
Median rating: Decent
Arithmetic mean: 5.803 (Decent−), std. dev.: 2.4632, rank: #4394 (of 5553)
Weighted mean: 5.903 (Decent), rank: #4265 (of 5553) (seen all: 6.10 / seen some: 5.10 / won't finish: 3.00)
Bayesian estimate: 6.138 (Decent), rank: #3472 (of 4226)
Running time: 55 minutes per episode
Number of episodes: 3
Vintage: 1988
Comment:
CPM released this and the second OAV series, Shin Kujaku-o, as one series.
Episode 1, Feast for Returning Demons has a running time of 55 minutes. Episode 2, Castle of Illusion, has a running time of 60 minutes. Episode 3, Harvest of Cherry Blossoms has a running time of 50 minutes.
A live action Japanese / Hong Kong co production entitled Peacock King: Legend of the Phoenix was produced in 1988.
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DVD (Region 1)
    Spirit Warrior - Festival of the Ogres Revival (DVD 3) 2004-02-10 (from $15.99)
    Spirit Warrior - Castle of Illusion (DVD 4) 2004-04-06 (from $12.95)
    Spirit Warrior - A Harvest Of Cherry Blossoms (DVD 5) 2004-06-08 (from $4.00)
    Spirit Warrior - DVD Collection (DVD 1-5) 2004-06-08

Japanese staff
Japanese cast
Director:
Ichiro Itano (ep 2)
Katsuhito Akiyama (eps 1, 3)
Rintaro
Screenplay:
Leo Natsuki
Shou Aikawa (eps 1-2)
Original story: Makoto Ogino
Character Design: Hisashi Abe
Art Director: Norihiro Hiraki
Animation Director: Hisashi Abe
Director of Photography: Hiroshi Isagawa

Animation producer:
Masao Maruyama
Yuji Takae
Assistant Animation Director: Takashi Hashimoto
Assistant Director: Takuji Endo
Monster Design: Screaming Mad George (Cherubim; ep 2)
Music Director: Masafumi Mima
Toshihiko Seki as Kujaku (Akira)

Arisa Andou as Asura
Goro Naya as Jikū
Tesshô Genda as Onimaru Tarōja (eps 2-3)

Akira Kamiya as Nikkō (ep 2)
Arisa Andou as Ashura
Chikao Ohtsuka as Oda Nobunaga (ep 2)
Goro Naya as Jikuu
Hideyuki Umezu as Reporter (ep 3)
Hiroko Yonekura as Reporter (ep 3)
Hiroya Ishimaru as Onimaru (ep 1)
Ikuya Sawaki as Section Chief (ep 3)
Kaoru Shimamura as Reporter (ep 3)
Kazuhiko Inoue as Kou Kaihou (ep 2)
Keiko Kawamoto as Christine Hiba (ep 3)
Kiyoshi Kawakubo as Father Takahata (ep 3)
Kiyoyuki Yanada as Daikaku (ep 3)
Makoto Ogino as Butaro (ep 3)
Mari Yokoo as Yami Okamoto (ep 1)
Maria Kawamura as Ikeda Hatsuko (ep 2)
Miina Tominaga as Tsukuyomi (ep 2)
Norio Wakamoto as Takahara Tatsuma (ep 1)
Rokuro Naya as Organtino (ep 2)
Ryoko Kinomiya as
Ayano (ep 3)
Setsuko Ohara (ep 3)
Ryuji Nakagi as Abe-no-Seimei (ep 1)
Saeko Shimazu as Saeko (ep 3)
Seizo Katou as High Priest (ep 1)
Tesshô Genda as Onimaru
Toshiyuki Morikawa as Cop (ep 3)
Yūko Kobayashi as Yomigozen (ep 3)
Yuri Shiratori as Rie Sawaguchi
Yuu Mizushima as Tenshu
Japanese companies
Animation Production: Madhouse Studios
English staff
English cast
Executive producer: John O'Donnell
Dubbing Manager: Peter Bavaro
Dubbing Supervision: Anthony Salerno
Production Coordination: Edward S. Whang
Alissa Stein as Asura
Michael Schwartz as Onimaru

Dan Truman as Kaiho Ko
Denise Gottwald as Tsukuyomi
Martin Epstein as Head Priest

Ed Kissel as Nikko (eps 1-2)
Howell Mayer as Tatsuma Takahara (ep 3)
J. Robert Spencer as Tenshu (ep 3)
James Stanley as Siegfried von Mittgard (eps 1-2)
John Avner as Haus' Hoffer (eps 1-2)
Kate Glass as Yami (ep 3)
Michelle Medlin as Rie Sawaguchi
Peter Patrikios as Seimei (ep 3)
English companies
Audio Post Production: Matlin Recording, Inc.
Broadcaster: Anime Selects
Distributor: U.S. Manga Corps
Licensed by: Central Park Media
Translation: Studio Nemo
Video Post Production: Manhattan Transfer/Edit
Italian staff
Italian cast
Dubbing Director: Dania Cericola
Translation: Amanda Ronzoni

Dialogues: Fiamma Molinari
Debora Magnaghi as Ashura
Diego Sabre as Kujaku

Aldo Stella as Tenshu
Elisabetta Cesone as Yomigozen
Giusy Di Martino as Tsukuyomi
Loredana Nicosia as Saeko Ninomiya
Luca Semeraro as Nikko
Marco Balzarotti as Organtino
Marco Pagani as Padre Takahata
Natale Ciravolo as Oda Nobunaga
Patrizia Salmoiraghi as Ikeda Hatsuko
Tony Fuochi as Abe-no-Seimei
Italian companies
Distributor: Yamato Video
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