A group of mighty warriors is sent to eliminate a demon who steals women from the capital. On the way, they face a satanic bull, a spider and a witch

A group of mighty warriors is sent to eliminate a demon who steals women from the imperial capital of Kyoto. On the way, they face a satanic bull, a giant spider and a diabolical witch, but the closer they come to their goal, the more they realise that the demon they've been ordered to kill is far more human than they were led to believe.

This lavish period fantasy was directed by Tokuzo Tanaka (The Snow Woman, The Betrayal), a former assistant to Akira Kurosawa and Kenji Mizoguchi, and features an all-star cast including Raizo Ichikawa (Shinobi), Shintaro Katsu (Zatoichi), Kazuo Hasegawa (The Ghost of Yotsuya) and Sachiko Hidari (Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters).

Media

Bonus Materials

• New 4K restoration by Radiance Films
• Uncompressed mono PCM audio
• New interview with period film historian Taichi Kasuga (2025, 19 mins)
• Blade of the Demon Slayer: a visual essay by Tom Mes (2025, 4 mins)
• Trailer
• New English subtitle translation

 

Cast & Crew

Actors:

•       Kazuo Hasegawa
•       Raizo Ichikawa
•       Shintaru Katsu
•       Sachiko Hidari

Director: Tokuzo Tanaka

Additional Details

Label: Radiance

Genre: Horror

Language: Japanese

Run Time: 83 mins

Region: 0

Release Date: 06/23/26

UPC: 760137213154