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Ushio & Tora (OAV)

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©1992 KAZUHIRO FUJITA / SHOGAKUKAN • TOHO • TOSHIBA EMI • OB KIKAKU

Alternative title:
Ushio i Tora (Polish)
うしおととら (Japanese)
Themes: demons, youkai
Objectionable content: Intense
Plot Summary: Ushio thinks his father’s tale of an ancient demon is nuts, but when he finds the monster in his own basement, Ushio has to take another look at the family legend.
User Ratings: 132 ratings have been given [details]
 Masterpiece: 2 votes (sub:2)
 Excellent: 15 votes (sub:9, dub:5, others:1
1 French subtitled
)
 Very good: 27 votes (sub:19, dub:6, others:2
1 Italian dubbed
1 Russian subtitled
)
 Good: 47 votes (sub:35, dub:12)
 Decent: 25 votes (sub:19, dub:5, others:1
1 Italian dubbed
)
 So-so: 8 votes (sub:5, dub:2, others:1
1 French subtitled
)
 Not really good: 4 votes (dub:2, sub:2)
 Weak: 2 votes (dub:1, sub:1)
 Bad: 2 votes (dub:1, sub:1)
 Awful: -
 Worst ever: -
Seen in part or in whole by 298 users, rank: #2953 (of 9213)
Median rating: Good
Arithmetic mean: 6.939 (Good), std. dev.: 1.4552, rank: #3909 (of 9305)
Weighted mean: 6.917 (Good), rank: #3805 (of 9305) (seen all: 7.13 / seen some: 6.08 / won't finish: 3.70)
Bayesian estimate: 6.971 (Good), rank: #3258 (of 6987)
Running time: half hour per episode
Number of episodes: 10
Episode titles: We have 10
Vintage: 1992 to 1993
Opening Theme:
#1: "Brave Fighter" by Yasu (eps 1-6)
#2: "Kedamono no yari" by Shinya Iguchi
#2: "The Beast Spear" by Shinya Iguchi (eps 7-10)
Ending Theme:
#1: "Dear My Best Friend" by Nozomu Sasaki (eps 1-6)
#2: "Dareka ga omae o neratteru" by Nozomu Sasaki
#2: "Someone is Aiming You" by Nozomu Sasaki (eps 7-10)
Insert song:
"Ichiban Hajime wa Ichinomiya" (一番はじめは一の宮) by Yuri Amano (ep 4)
Links: We have 3
Trivia: We have 1
Review:
Ushio & Tora VHS 1 (Jan 1, 1970)
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DVD (Region 1)
    Ushio & Tora - Complete Collection (DVD) 2003-05-13 (from $19.99)
    Ushio & Tora - Complete Collection (DVD) 2008-12-23 (from $49.95)
VHS
    Ushio & Tora (Dub.VHS 1) 1998-11-11 (from $9.99)
    Ushio & Tora (Sub.VHS 1) 1998-11-11 (from $10.99)
    Ushio & Tora [UK] (Sub.VHS 1) 1995-01-23
    Ushio & Tora [UK] (Sub.VHS 2) 1995-02-00
    Ushio & Tora [UK] (Sub.VHS 3) 1995-03-27
    Ushio & Tora [UK] (Sub.VHS 4) 1995-04-24
    Ushio & Tora [UK] (Sub.VHS 5) 1996-05-30

Japanese staff
Japanese cast
Director: Kunihiko Yuyama
Screenplay:
Kenji Terada (eps 1-10)
Storyboard:
Hirohito Ochi (ep 2)
Jun Fukuda (ep 8)
Kunihiko Yuyama
Masamitsu Hidaka (eps 5, 10)
Sumio Watanabe (ep 7)
Takao Kato (ep 9)
Takashi Ikehata (ep 3)
Episode Director:
Hirohito Ochi (ep 2)
Jun Fukuda (ep 8)
Masamitsu Hidaka (eps 5, 10)
Mihiro Yamaguchi (ep 4)
Sumio Watanabe (ep 7)
Takao Kato (eps 6, 9)
Takashi Ikehata (eps 1, 3)
Music:
Kei Wakakusa (eps 7-10)
Shirō Sagisu
Original Manga: Kazuhiro Fujita
Character Design: Norihiro Matsubara
Art Director: Yoshio Ito
Chief Animation Director: Norihiro Matsubara
Animation Director:
Atsushi Aono
Hideaki Matsuoka (ep 9)
Kazuaki Mōri (ep 10)
Ken Ueno (ep 7)
Koichi Kana (ep 5)
Masatomo Sudō (ep 8)
Minoru Chikita (ep 3)
Toshimitsu Kobayashi (ep 4)
Sound Director: Masafumi Mima
Director of Photography: Motoaki Ikegami
Executive producer:
Fuminori Shishido
Isamu Asami
Masamichi Fujiwara
Producer:
Fumiro Ueda
Hiroshi Takao
Tatsuo Ooba

Assistant Animation Director:
Keiko Kuwano (ep 8)
Yukihiro Kitano (ep 8)
Assistant Director: Takashi Ikehata
Background Art:
Aiko Katsumata (Athena Art Studio)
Fumie Nuibe (Studio WHO)
Goichi Katanosaka (Studio WHO)
Hirofumi Hagiba (Athena Art Studio)
Masao Ichigaya (Baku Production)
Masayasu Yamaguchi (Athena Art Studio)
Miyoko Kaneko (Studio WHO)
Nanae Fukui (Studio WHO)
Natsuyo Kato (Studio WHO)
Osamu Honda (Baku Production)
Shoichiro Sugiura (Athena Art Studio)
Tomoko Shimomoto (Studio WHO)
Yūko Ishii (Athena Art Studio)
Yumiko Niijima (Studio WHO)
Co-Producer:
Nobuo Takeuchi
Shukichi Kanda
Toshiaki Okuno
Yasufumi Shibahara
Color Key:
Kazumi Yamazaki
Osamu Date (eps 7-8)
Ritsuko Utagawa
Yūko Ogure
Finish Animation:
Akiko Shibasaki
Chikako En'ya
Chikako Nishimura
Eriko Kondō
Jiro Sano
Keiko Yanagisawa
Kyōko Murakami
Mayumi Hariu
Mayumi Kudō
Misako Mori
Reiko Takahashi 
Takao Morikawa
Yuko Endo
Yuko Kawabata
Yumiko Noda
Finish Check: Takashi Hasegawa
In-Between Animation:
Daisuke Sasaki (Animation 501)
Hideki Ito
Hideyuki Itō
Hiroyuki Kato
Hiroyuki Nakajima
Junko Matsumura
Ken'ichi Agatsuma
Masaki Hinata
Masao Sato
Masayoshi Yoshida (Animation 501)
Mitsuhiko Kubota
Mitsushi Takanashi
Naoki Iino
Natsuko Ōno (Animation 501)
Nobuaki Hayashi
Saori Sakanakura (Animation 501)
Seiji Nagao
Setsuko Ueno (Animation 501)
Tadanobu Kawano
Tadashi Sakazaki (Animation 501)
Taichi Nakaguma
Takeru Kondō
Tatsurou Arai
Tomoyuki Shibata
Yūji Tateno
Yumi Takano
Yūsei Kawada
Yūsuke Uchioke
In-Between Check:
Fujika Enomoto
Hiroshi Shirakawa
Hiroyuki Saitō
Kazuhiko Abe
Kazuhisa Takeda
Miki Yokokawa
Mikio Tsuchiya
Miwako Makino
Takao Ahou
Key Animation:
Akiko Nishio (eps 1, 3, 6)
Akinobu Takahashi (ep 9)
Akio Kawamura (ep 10)
Akio Uchino (ep 7)
Akira Takeuchi (ep 7)
Atsuko Ishida (ep 5)
Atsushi Tsukamoto (ep 9)
Fujio Inose (ep 7)
Fujio Oda (ep 4)
Fumio Matsumoto (ep 2)
Hideaki Matsuoka (ep 10)
Hideko Okimoto (eps 3, 6)
Hiroshi Konno (ep 10)
Hiroshi Oosawa (ep 9)
Hiroshi Yoneda (ep 1)
Hiroyuki Kanbe (ep 8)
Hiroyuki Okuno (ep 10)
Hiroyuki Saitō (ep 8)
Hiroyuki Terada (ep 5)
Isamu Utsuki (ep 4)
Izumi Shimura (eps 3, 6, 10)
Kazuo Takigawa (eps 7-8)
Keishi Sakai (ep 3)
Ken'ichi Imasumi (ep 1)
Kenichi Ishimaru (ep 4)
Kenji Hattori (ep 6)
Kiyotoshi Aoi (ep 3)
Kumiko Shishido (ep 10)
Mai Shiranui (ep 9)
Masahiko Itojima (ep 5)
Masao Nakata (ep 4)
Masao Suwa (ep 7)
Masaru Suda (ep 2)
Mayu Yoshida (ep 5)
Michio Mihara (ep 7)
Minoru Chikita (eps 3, 6)
Miyabi Kiryū (ep 8)
Nobumasa Hayashi (ep 8)
Norihiro Matsubara (ep 1)
Reiko Okamura (ep 7)
Satoshi Kubo (ep 7)
Sawako Yamamoto (ep 2)
Sayuri Ichiishi (eps 6, 9)
Seiji Muta (ep 1)
Shigenori Kageyama (ep 9)
Shinichi Kimura (ep 5)
Shinichi Toda (ep 2)
Shinnosuke Kon (ep 4)
Shiro Shibata (eps 2, 7)
Shizuko Minami (ep 1)
Soichiro Matsuda (ep 8)
Taeko Oda (ep 10)
Takahiro Kimura (ep 5)
Takao Maki (ep 2)
Takashi Hashimoto (ep 8)
Takashi Sasaki (ep 7)
Taketomo Ishikawa (ep 9)
Terumi Muto (ep 2)
Tetsuya Saeki (ep 8)
Tōru Ōtsuka (eps 7-8)
Toshihide Masudate (ep 2)
Toshiko Nakaya (eps 6, 10)
Toshimitsu Kobayashi (ep 4)
Yasuhiko Ishitani (ep 7)
Yasuhiko Ōyama (ep 4)
Yoshihiko Umakoshi (ep 8)
Yoshihiro Owada (ep 6)
Yoshinobu Ando (ep 2)
Yoshitaka Katō (ep 9)
Yuji Hamano (ep 8)
Yuji Mukoyama (ep 10)
Yūji Satō (ep 10)
Yukihiro Makino (ep 4)
Yukimaro Ohtsubo (ep 4)
Yukio Okano (ep 8)
Yuko Matsuo (ep 9)
Yuri Takasaki (eps 3, 6, 9)
Yutaka Kamogawa (ep 8)
Yuuichi Nihei (ep 2)
Orchestra Conductor: Katsuaki Nakatani
Photography:
Atsuo Tsukioka (Studio Cavern)
Ayako Hashimoto (Studio Cavern)
Eiichi Okita (Studio Coral Reef)
Hideki Imaizumi (Studio Cavern)
Hiroshi Noguchi (Studio Cosmos)
Kanae Andō (Studio Cavern)
Katsuji Suzuki (Studio Cosmos; eps 1, 3, 5, 9)
Katsunori Maehara (Studio Cosmos)
Kazumi Iketani (Studio Cosmos)
Kazumi Takahashi (Studio Cavern)
Kazuya Hoshi (T Nishimura)
Keiko Kose (Studio Cavern)
Koji Yamakoshi (T Nishimura)
Makoto Ito (T Nishimura)
Masaki Kubomura (T Nishimura)
Masao Onuki (T Nishimura)
Mayumi Morisato (Studio Coral Reef)
Naohisa Haijima (Studio Cosmos)
Naoto Fujikura (T Nishimura)
Noriko Suzuki (Studio Cosmos)
Shin Makiya (T Nishimura)
Shinji Ikegami (Studio Cosmos)
Shintarō Minamiyama (Studio Cavern)
Takafumi Arai (Studio Sieben)
Takamitsu Sera (T Nishimura)
Takao Satō (Studio Coral Reef)
Takatoshi Morishima (Studio Cole)
Teruo Sato (Studio Coral Reef)
Tetsuo Oofuji (Studio Cosmos)
Tetsuya Anjo (Studio Cosmos)
Tomoyoshi Ishizuka (T Nishimura)
Yō Hashimoto (Studio Cosmos)
Yoichi Kuroda (Studio Cosmos)
Yoshiaki Ōkuma (Studio Coral Reef)
Yuichi Katsumata (T Nishimura)
Yuki Suganuma (Studio Cosmos)
Yuko Matsunaga (Studio Coral Reef)
Planning: Ren Usami
Production Advancement:
Ryūji Kumano (eps 7-8)
Shuichi Takei (eps 6, 9)
Takehiro Miyashita (ep 4)
Tomoko Matsuyama (ep 4)
Toshio Kamizaki (ep 2)
Production Desk:
Hidenobu Watanabe
Shouji Oota
Tsukasa Koitabashi
Yoshiya Tsukise
Yukio Yoshida
Recording Adjustment:
Kazuaki Narita (eps 7-10)
Susumu Satou
Sound Effects: Yasuyuki Konno
Special Effects:
Kou Yamamoto
Takashi Maekawa
Chikao Ohtsuka as Tora
Nozomu Sasaki as Ushio Aotsuki

Yumi Touma as Mayuko Inoue
Yuri Amano as Asako Nakamura

Chieko Nanba as School Girl (ep 2)
Daisuke Gouri as Yoneji Nakamura (eps 1, 3, 5-10)
Hirohiko Kakegawa as Yossan (ep 10)
Hiromi Tsuru as Kagari (eps 9-10)
Hiroyuki Tanaka as Student (ep 4)
Hisao Egawa as
Gang Member B (ep 3)
Ishikui (ep 2)
Tatsuya's Father (eps 7-8)
Jouji Yanami as Umizato (eps 7-8)
Junko Hagimori as Gamin (eps 5-6)
Junko Shimakata as Doctor (ep 4)
Kaneto Shiozawa as Tsubura (ep 4)
Kazuki Yao as Juro (eps 9-10)
Kazumi Tanaka as Teacher (ep 4)
Kazunari Tanaka as
Construction Worker (ep 5)
Gang Member A (ep 3)
Kengo Katou as School Boy (ep 2)
Mami Matsui as Masako Nakamura (eps 1, 5-6)
Masaharu Satō as Grandpa (eps 7-8)
Masato Hirano as Teacher (ep 2)
Miyuki Maruyama as School Girl (ep 2)
Naoko Nakamura as School Girl (ep 2)
Noriko Uemura as Grandma (eps 7-8)
Norio Wakamoto as Hyou (ep 3)
Reizō Nomoto as Old Man (eps 5-6)
Ryotaro Okiayu as Gamin (eps 5-6)
Shinichirō Ōta as Gamin (eps 5-6)
Sho Hayami as Raishin (eps 9-10)
Takeshi Aono as Shigure Aotsuki (ep 1)
Tomoko Maruo as
Tatsuya
Tatsuya Nakajima (eps 7-8)
Toshio Kobayashi as
Father (ep 3)
Policeman (ep 5)
Wakana Yamazaki as
Gaminsama (eps 5-6)
Mikado Hizaki (ep 5)
Yukimasa Kishino as Gamin (eps 5-6)
Japanese companies
Animation Assistance:
ACJ (eps 7-8)
Animation 501
Anime R
Artland (ep 2)
Cope
Moon Seong Animation
Sung San Production
Animation Production: Pastel
Backgrounds:
Athena Art Studio
Baku Production
K-Production
Studio WHO
Film Processing: Imagica
Finish Animation:
Doo Lee Production
K-Production
Min Studio
Studio Bogey
Studio March
Tietack
Finish Check: Studio Toys
Finishing Assistance:
Moon Seong Animation
Sung San Production
In-Between Animation:
Animation 501
K-Production
Mu Film, Ltd.
Pak Production
Seoul Kids
Studio Egg
Studio Jungle Gym
Studio TIM
Music Production: Yumex
Photography:
Cine Plane
Hiro Animation Stand
Sanko Production
Seieisha
Studio Cavern
Studio Cole
Studio Coral Reef
Studio Cosmos
Studio Sieben
T. Nishimura
Photography Assistance:
Q Production
Studio Korumi
Production:
OB Planning
Shogakukan-Shueisha Productions
TOHO
Toshiba EMI
Recording: Seion Studio
Sound Production: Aoni Planning
special effects: Marix
English cast
English staff
ADR Director: David Williams
Dubbing Director: Tristan MacAvery (eps 1-2)
Script: Tristan MacAvery
Art Director:
Laura Gadbois (Dubbed VHS)
Lorraine Reyes (Subbed VHS)
Ruby Halipoto (DVD)
Translation:
Chris Hutts
Masako Arakawa
ADR Script:
Dan Dietz
Janice Williams
Executive producer:
Joey Goubeaud (2008 DVD)
John Ledford
Mark Williams (2003 DVD)
Sharon Papa
Producer:
David Williams
Matt Greenfield
Tristan MacAvery

Assistant Director: Janice Williams
Audio Mixing: Paul Killam
DVD Coordination: Janice Williams
DVD Graphics: Paul Martin
DVD Menu Design: Paul Martin
DVD Producer: David Williams
Editing:
Chris Nelson
Neil O'Sullivan
International Coordination: Toru Iwakami
Logo Design:
Douglas Smith (VHS Subbed)
Kevin Hinnant (VHS Dubbed)
Packaging Design:
Douglas Smith (Subbed VHS)
Kevin Hinnant (Dubbed VHS)
Larry Koteff (2008 DVD)
Paul Martin (2003 DVD)
Post-Production Manager: Shelly Thomas
Production Assistant:
Carole Pavlik (DVD)
Christopher Williams (DVD)
Maki Nagano
Marta Bechtol (DVD)
Miyuki Kamiya
Recording engineer:
Cesar Inserny
Henry Rogers
Jason Grundy
Malinda Talbot
Matt Wittmeyer
Stanley Thomas
Script Consultant: Jonathan Clements (Western Connection)
Sound Design:
Brent Marshall (DVD)
Paul Killam
Subtitle Script: Frederic Badin
Subtitle Timing: Frederic Badin
Brett Weaver as Tora
Randy Sparks as Ushio

Mandy Clark as Mayuko Inoue

Alex Dickinson as
Batter (ep 2)
Dodging Student
Friend (eps 7-8)
Man in Car (ep 9)
Panicky Guy
Allison Sumrall as Asako Nakamura
Andrew Kent as Road Worker (ep 10)
Andy McAvin as
Customer
Dad in Park
Helicopter Pilot
Raishin
Braden Hunt as
Construction Worker (ep 5)
Friend (eps 7-8)
Man in Crowd (ep 9)
Villager (ep 9)
Cameron Bautsch as
Boy in the Past
Shopping Boy
Tatsuya (eps 7-8)
Young Ushio
Chad Townshed as Construction Worker (ep 5)
Charles Campbell as Road Worker (ep 10)
Chris Patton as
Construction Worker (ep 5)
Friend (eps 7-8)
Road Worker (ep 10)
Villager (ep 9)
Danielle Kimball as
Little Girl
Young Asako
David Williams as
Friend (eps 7-8)
Man in Elevator
Don Rush as
Bully (ep 7)
Man in Crowd (ep 9)
Motorist (ep 5)
Werewolf (ep 3)
Ed Paez as
Bully (ep 7)
Construction Worker (ep 5)
Hyou
Emily Womack as
Friend (eps 7-8)
Girl on Street (ep 3)
School Girl (ep 2)
Screaming Girl
Frank Page as
Gamin Grandpa
Man in Crowd (ep 9)
Road Worker (ep 10)
Hilary Haag as
Friend (eps 7-8)
Woman in Car (ep 9)
Illich Guardiola as
First Mate
Juro
Policeman
Jay Hickman as
Gamin Son (eps 5-6)
Helicopter Pilot
Tsubura
Jessica Boone as
Friend (eps 7-8)
Gamin Daughter
School Girl (ep 2)
John Swasey as
Ayakashi
Captain
Thug (ep 3)
Ushio's Father
Kelly Manison as
Doctor
Gamin Mother (eps 5-6)
Shopping Mom
Kyle Jones as
Construction Worker (ep 5)
Road Worker (ep 10)
Villager (ep 9)
Werewolf (ep 3)
Mandy Clark as Mikado
Marcy Rae as
Airport Announcer
Asako's Mother
Elevator Attendant
Monster (ep 8)
Melissa Cybele as
Asako's Grandmother (eps 7-8)
Villager (ep 9)
Woman on Balcony
Mike Kleinhenz as
Bully (ep 7)
Ishikui (ep 2)
Motorist (ep 5)
Newscaster
Monica Rial as
Girl on Street (ep 3)
Kagari
Panicky Gal
School Girl (ep 2)
Paul Sidello as Villager (ep 9)
Phil Ross as
Asako's Grandfather (eps 7-8)
Old Man (eps 5-6)
Rob Mungle as
Asako's Father
Monster (ep 8)
Teacher
Scott White as
Gamin Father
Tatsuya's Dad (eps 7-8)
Werewolf (ep 3)
Ted Pfister as
Policeman
Thug (ep 3)
Umizato (eps 7-8)
Villager (ep 9)
Yossan
Toni Navarre as
Girl
TV Announcer

Carl Wormley
Christopher Williams
George Manley
Greg Gordon
Joe Congdon
Joshua Lee
Sara Gaston
Sheila Sawyer
Tiffany Grant
English companies
Broadcaster: The Anime Network
DVD Authoring & Encoding: M.O.F.C.
Internet Streaming: The Anime Network
Licensed by:
ADV Films (Expired)
Western Connection (UK)
Post Production: Monkey Boy Studios
Production: Toho International Co., Ltd.
Recording Studio: Industrial Smoke & Mirrors
Italian staff
Italian cast
Dubbing Director: Marco Balbi

Dialogues: Marco Balbi
Luca Sandri as Ushio Aotsuki
Maurizio Trombini as Tora

Elda Olivieri as Mayuko Inoue
Lorella De Luca as Asako Nakamura

Adele Pellegatta as
Mikado Hizaki
Studentessa
Adolfo Fenoglio as
Insegnante
Vecchio
Adriana Libretti as Studentessa
Alberto Mancioppi as Teppista
Alberto Sette as Insegnante
Andrea De Nisco as Tsubura
Antonio Paiola as Operaio
Carlo Bonomi as Shigure Aotsuki
Enrico Bertorelli as Gamin
Fabio Mazzari as
Gamin
Padre
Gianni Quillico as Gamin
Giorgio Bonino as
Nonno
Raishin
Lara Parmiani as Tatsuya
Marcello Cortese as Juro
Marco Balbi as Padre di Tatsuya
Maurizio Scattorin as Padre de Asako
Natale Ciravolo as Hyou
Paola Bonomi as
Gaminsama
Madre de Asako
Patrizia Salmoiraghi as Kagari
Riccardo Lombardo as Gamin
Silvana Fantini as
Dottoressa
Nonna
Studentessa
Italian companies
Broadcaster: Italia 7 Gold (from 24 December 2007)
Distributor: Yamato Video
Dubbing: S.E.D.E. - Milano

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