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Ushio and Tora

Ushio and Tora

1993Video⏱️ 44m
AnimationShortAdventureComedyFantasyHorror
7.7
IMDB Rating
183 votes

An ordinary boy who wields a magic spear and a demon find themselves reluctant allies against the supernatural threats to the world.

Director
Kunihiko Yuyama
Writers
Kazuhiro Fujita, Kenji Terada
Stars
Jessica Boone, Julie Burks, Jessica Calvello
Release Date
August 15, 1998
Language
Japanese
Country
Japan
💬 1
Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

Jessica Boone
Jessica Boone
as Gamin Daughter
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Julie Burks
as Asako's Mother
Jessica Calvello
Jessica Calvello
as Asako
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Mandy Clark
as Mayuko
Sara Gaston
Sara Gaston
as Additional voices
Illich Guardiola
Illich Guardiola
as Juro
Jay Hickman
Jay Hickman
as Gamin Son
Junie Hoang
Junie Hoang
as Girl
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Theodore Horrocks
as Additional Voices
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Danielle Kimball
as Little Girl

🎬 Technical Specs

Color
Color
Production
OB Planning, Shogakukan, Toho

🏷️ Keywords

supernatural powerpsychotronic filmanime animationsuperhero fantasysupernatural horror

🎯 Categories

JapaneseAnimeHand-Drawn AnimationSupernatural FantasySupernatural HorrorAdventureAnimationComedyFantasyHorror

⭐ Featured Review

Demon-fighting anime with a new twist and some laughs
by BrianDanaCamp2008-08-03

""Ushio & Tora" is yet another anime series about a reckless boy whose father is caretaker of a repository holding an ancient demon and whose impulsive curiosity winds up freeing the demon. "Tenchi Muyo" covered similar territory the same year (1992), only Tenchi's demon was a luscious silver-haired female named Ryoko who develops quite an attachment to the hero. This one's a little different. The demon is male and cat-like, with some tiger stripes, a lion's mane, etc. and it wants nothing more than to eat the boy and wreak carnage among humans. But Ushio,..."

📖 Synopsis

An ordinary boy who wields a magic spear and a demon find themselves reluctant allies against the supernatural threats to the world.