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Plot Summary:
Garo: Soukoku no Maryu (lit. Blue Cries of the Demon Dragon) is the second film to the Garo series. The film serves as an epilogue after Makai Senki and leads up to The One Who Shines in the Darkness. The story continues after the events of Makai Senki. Having made a contract with Gajari, Kouga Saejima honors his end of the deal by traveling to the Promised Land to retrieve a part of Gajari: the Fang of Sorrow. After Kouga defeated Sigma, Gajari transported him to the Promised Land, however, his quest had unexpected results.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 111
Genere: Action, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: captivating, entertaining, disturbing, dark fantasy
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IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 645
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Duration: 95 min
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IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 63
Genere: Action
Country: Japan
Duration: 64 min
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IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 71
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IMDB Rating: 4.2
IMDB Votes: 65
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Country: Canada, Czech Republic
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IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 75
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Country: China
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When a powerful new foe known as the Legendorga arises in 2008, Wataru investigates the mystery behind the crisis, which brings him in contact with a man Nago once knew, Shiramine Takato, whose 3WA also possess their own Rider System. When Shiramine explains how everything began in 1986, Wataru uses Castle Doran’s Time Door to travel back in time, leading him to meet his father face-to-face at last. But has Wataru managed to change the future, or will the Legendorga still rise and enslave humanity?.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 98
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IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 49
Genere: Action, Drama, Fantasy
Country: Japan
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IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 194
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IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 99
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Country: Japan
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IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 133
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IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 213
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
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IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 154
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IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 43
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IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 213
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Country: Japan
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IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 122
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IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 95
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IMDB Votes: 184
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IMDB Votes: 105
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"Where there is light, shadows lurk and fear reigns. But by the blade of Knights, Mankind was given hope." The Makai fight a secret war against the demon forces known as Horrors, evil creatures that manifest themselves through darkness to devour Humanity. On the frontlines are the Makai Knights, given the task of watching over a district and eliminating any Horrors that manifest there. GARO follows the tales of the Knights bearing the title of ‘Golden Knight Garo’, and their duty to vanquish the Horrors and protect Humanity from the darkness.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 248
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Country: Japan
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IMDB Votes: 53
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IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 6000
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Garo: Makai Senki (2011)
Plot Summary:
As long as humans have evil spirits, the demon beast horror will appear from the demon world. To eat the body and soul through the shadow. However, there is light where there is darkness. The Makai Knight and Makai Houshi are fighting somewhere tonight as guardians. Immediately after the seal of Horror Cigarain, Saezima Kouga, who holds the title of Garo, the highest rank of the Makai Knight, is attacked by a man with a red mask, and his chest is stamped with ruin. Koga endures the pain and continues to subdue the horror while hiding the existence of the engraving. What is the identity and purpose.
IMDB Rating: 8.6
IMDB Votes: 69
Genere: Action, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration:
Plot tags: suspense, exciting, tense, captivating, suspenseful, anime, dark fantasy