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Moon Over Tao: Makaraga
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Moon Over Tao: Makaraga

1997-11-29 · 96 min · ★ 6.5

Action · Fantasy · Science Fiction

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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Directors
Keita Amemiya
Production companies
Bandai Visual, Graphical Corporation Crowd
Countries
Japan
Status
Released

Top Cast

Toshiyuki NagashimaToshiyuki NagashimaSuikyou
Hiroshi AbeHiroshi AbeHayate
Yûko MoriyamaYûko MoriyamaAbira / Marien / Kuzto
Sayaka YoshinoSayaka YoshinoRenge
Yukijiro HotaruYukijiro HotaruA Keeper For Arms
Takaaki EnokiTakaaki EnokiKakugyou
Kunihiko IdaKunihiko IdaA Gatekeeper

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