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Moon Over Tao

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Toshiyuki Nagashima (Actor), Hiroshi Abe (Actor), Keita Amemiya (Director, Writer) Rated:

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A tale of lawlessness, violence and power. Three heroes must join forces to unravel the secret of a mysterious sword, while the eveil sorcerer Kakugyo opposes them with terrifying magic.

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Actors: Toshiyuki Nagashima, Hiroshi Abe, Yûko Moriyama, Reila Aphrodite, Gene Ballard
Directors: Keita Amemiya
Writers: Keita Amemiya, Eric P. Sherman, Hajime Matsumoto, Tôru Tanaka
Producers: Hijiri Taguchi, John Sirabella, Shigeru Watanabe
Format: Multiple Formats, Animated, Color, NTSC, Subtitled
Language: English
Subtitles: English
Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
Number of discs: 1
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Studio: Tokyo Shock
DVD Release Date: September 11, 2001
Run Time: 96 minutes
Average Customer Review: 10 customer reviews
ASIN: B00005KB6U
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #157,856 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
- #2686 in Movies & TV > DVD > Fantasy
- #4090 in Movies & TV > DVD > Anime
- #4668 in Movies & TV > DVD > Science Fiction

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EdM.

Hmmm, it's ok

December 6, 2013

Format: DVDVerified Purchase

Moon over Tao is a film that is going to leave the viewer wondering what did they just watch? It starts as a period piece for the first thirty minutes then three alien women in enviro-suits show up. All three are actually played by one actress, Yuko Moriyama, and didn't realize that until the credits. Kudos to the make up artists on that one. The women are here to capture the alien monster Makaraga, who was encased in a metal sphere and buried on a moon. The moon blew up and the sphere eventually landed on Earth. The warlord Kakugyo has his blacksmith make swords that can cut through rock with the meteorite ore. The sphere is now just a small lump that is actually the monster. The heroes of the story are Suikyo, a calligrapher and staff-master who once served as military advisor to Hayate's lord. Hayate is a samurai tasked by his lord to find the source of these new swords. Renge is a teenage girl they meet along the way and joins them. The film has lots of WHAT? moments and is definitely B-level material. The monster awakens when blood touches it, grows to thirty feet tall, and rampages about the bandits village. Directed by Keita Amemiya this 2001 film is only for those that don't mind wasting ninety minutes on cheap SF material. Paid $12 but seriously don't pay more than $5.

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P.A. Clark

Sci Fi and Samurai!

November 20, 2003

Format: DVDVerified Purchase

Moon Over Tao is yet another Sci Fi film by Ketia Amemiya staring Yuko Moriyama and it's a good one at that.

The film starts when a Shogun assigns the task of aquiring some extremely powerful swords to a samurai, Sir Hayate, and a wondering monk, Suikyo. The swords happen to be in the hands of a group of bandits run by Lord Kakugyo, who can also use magic. On their journey, they rescue a young girl named Renge, who happens to be an orphan living on her own in a forest. Prior to meeting the two men, Renge is given a device by an alien female, which is used to stop a creature called the Makaraga.

The three eventually make it to the bandits hideout where they battle the bandits, as well as the Makaraga. They also have a showdown with Lord Kakugyo. The three are aided by two different aliens played by Yuko Moriyama. In fact, there are three aliens in the film, all of whom are played by Yuko Moriyama. However, the aliens are in a dispute over the use of the Makraga as a weapon on their own world and are also in battle with one another. I'll let you find out the rest of the story when you see the film.

Moon Over Tao is an excellent balance between a Samurai film, and a Sci Fi film. There are tradtional Samurai battles, as well as some B movie special effects which come across well. Ketia Amemiya creates an intersing world and adds some nice action scenes between both the humans, and the creature. Yuko Moriyama does a nice job of playing all three aliens. They are easily distinguished by threir hair styles. And the film is shot in a way that dos'nt make it confusing. The film also has a catchy soundtrack which is a cross between modern and traditonal Japanese music. (Unlike any soundtrack I've heard) To be fair I will say that the creature looks a little strange at times, due to some lower grade CGI effects, but not every film can be a Hollywood budgeted film. Once you get used to it, it's not a big deal.

Tokyo Shock is the release company on this film, and they have both Japanese and English dubbed language tracks on the disc. The English version is actually pretty good. But that is about the extent of the special features, except for some trailers of other films.

Overall I would say this is one of my favorite Japanese films, due to the freshness of the story and the creativity of the film. (A nice break from Hollywood releases) The film got a 4 only becuase the begining of the film was a tad bit slow.(a minor inconvienence though)

If you're into films outside the scope of Hollywood, Samurai films, or Sci Fi Films, give Moon Over Tao a try. It's worth a watch, and in my case, it was worth buying.

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Evan A. Baker

Good, light-hearted adventure

September 13, 2000

Format: VHS TapeVerified Purchase

I first saw "Moon Over Tao" at a screening in Hollywood, with director Keita Amemiya present, and boy was it a good time. A fast-paced, exciting action film, with some darn cool fight scenes, and good performances from all its leads, particularly Yuko Moriyama of the Zeram series, Hiroshi Abe of Orochi the Eight-Headed Dragon, and Yukijiro Hotaru of the Zeram series and the 90s Gamera triolgy. The effects aren't perfect, but they're pretty cool.

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Tau Ceti

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January 29, 2009

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Fun movie with a power rangers feel at times. Only recommend it to fans of the Genres: Japanese fantasy, Tokyo Shock fans, Azumi style

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