InuYasha the Movie: Fire on the Mystic Island
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| InuYasha the Movie: Fire on the Mystic Island | |
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| Directed by | Toshiya Shinohara |
| Produced by | Michihiko Suwa Masuo Ueda Mikihiro Iwata |
| Written by | Story: Rumiko Takahashi Screenplay: Katsuyuki Sumisawa |
| Starring | Kappei Yamaguchi (Japanese original), Richard Ian Cox (2006 dub) |
| Music by | Kaoru Wada |
| Cinematography | Yūdai Takahashi |
| Editing by | Shigeyuki Yamamori |
| Distributed by | Toho (Japan), Viz Media |
| Release date(s) | 2004 (Japan), 2006 (North America) |
| Running time | 90 min. |
| Language | Japanese |
InuYasha the Movie: Fire on the Mystic Island (映画犬夜叉 紅蓮の蓬莱島 Eiga Inuyasha: Guren no Hōraijima?) is a 2004 anime film directed by Toshiya Shinohara and written by Katsuyuki Sumisawa. It is the fourth film of the InuYasha movie series. It was released in Japan on December 23, 2004 a few months after the last episode of the Animated Series aired. The film has been licensed in America by Viz Media and was released on August 1, 2006.
The film was first screened in North America on July 20, 2006 in San Diego, California. The film was aired on Adult Swim on December 23, 2006 and aired on YTV on June 22, 2007.
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[edit] Plot
A small group of children on Horai (whom we later learn to be half-demon) watch as a Kikyo look-alike develops in a green orb, then stand in front of the Cauldron of Resonance while it comes to life. Four scars, the mark of the Four War Gods (Ryura, Jura, Kyura, and Gora), appear on all of the children's backs except for the youngest girl, Ai. Asagi, the oldest, tells Ai to leave the island while she still does not bear the mark and says her goodbye. The Four War Gods find out that Ai has escaped and try to retrieve her, but InuYasha and the others defeat Gora and save Ai, who later asks InuYasha to save the others on Horai Island. Later, while Ai rests, InuYasha explains the myth of Horai Island, a place that appears once every fifty years.. He remembers back fifty years ago, when Kikyo took him to the island to meet the half-demon children. Suddenly, the Four War Gods appeared. Gora sucked some of Kikyo's blood (which was used to make Kikyo's doppelganger), and Ryura marks InuYasha's back with the scar. The gang decides to head to Horai Island to investigate.
The villagers panic upon seeing the island. In a small hut, Kikyo listens to a man's tale of Horai Island, then leaves, saying she will defeat the demons. The rest of the villagers rush to the shrine and are praying when Kyura appears to turn the shrine into a battlefield. After he kills many of the villagers, Sesshomaru appears and drives Kyura off with his Dragon Strike. After the battle, he remembers back to his first encounter with Kyura, when he marked him with the scar.
As InuYasha and company near the island, Jura appears and fires his Thunder Cannon at them, destroying their boat. Miroku and Sango fly away on Kirara, pursued by Jura, while InuYasha, Kagome, and Ai escape to the beach, where they meet with Ryura. In the ensuing fight, Ryura easily deflects InuYasha's Wind Scar with his Earth Dragon Gale, then calls upon his Dragon Lightning and nearly kills InuYasha when Kagome steps in and fires an arrow. Ryura is forced to retreat, but insults InuYasha for having to rely on a mortal for protection before he leaves.
Ai leads the group to the village, where they find Asagi singing the "Song of Parting." She sees Ai has returned and scolds her for coming back when she sees InuYasha. When InuYasha reveals his plan to confront the Four War Gods, Asagi begs him to reconsider, saying they'll all be killed. The gang learns that Asagi is going to sacrifice herself to the Cauldron of Resonance, and she argues that her death will allow the others to live a little longer. They all follow Asagi to the Cauldron, where InuYasha attempts to destroy the Cauldron with no success. Suddenly, he and Asagi are pulled into the Cauldron as it closes. On the outside, the rest of the gang and the children try to open the doors, while on the inside, InuYasha feels his strength waning. Then, Lady Kanade, the priestess who fought the Four War Gods fifty years ago, appears and lends her strength to InuYasha, along with the War Gods' power spheres. In return, she asks InuYasha to save the children, then gives her blessing to Asagi before she disappears. InuYasha calls upon Adamant Barrage and destroys the door to the Cauldron, breaking Kagome's bow in the process.
Just then, a Kikyo look-alike appears and takes the power spheres from InuYasha. He chases her to the War Gods, where she opens the box, releasing the spheres to their owners. She then begins to fight him. At the Cauldron of Resonance, Sesshomaru appears and finds Kyura waiting for him. He asks him how they differ, seeing as they both enjoy fighting. Sesshomaru defeats him with another Dragon Strike, and says : "I seek nothing more then to battle the most powerful beings alive, which excludes the lowly likes of you". Meanwhile, Sango and Miroku fly on Kirara to confront Jura and the resurrected Gora. Using his Wind Tunnel, Miroku redirects Gora's blast so that it hits Jura, killing him. Then Miroku spears Gora's head with his staff and Sango uses Hiraikotsu to kill the third War God. InuYasha battles with the Kikyo doppelganger and is about to lose when the true Kikyo appears and defeats the impostor, then leaves her bow behind.
InuYasha finds Ryura attacking Kagome and the children and kills the fourth War God, but one scar still remains. All the power spheres combine to create one final War God who seems unstoppable. Kagome cannot fight because her bow was broken, but the children find Kikyo's bow and bring it to her. Finally, with the fireflies' blessing, InuYasha unleashes his Adamant Backlash Wave (Kongobakuryaha) which combines with Kagome's arrow to defeat the War Gods. As the gang and the children leave the island, it crumbles into the ocean, putting the myth of Horai Island to rest.
[edit] Credits
[edit] Voice Cast
| Character | Japanese seiyū | English voice actor |
|---|---|---|
| Inuyasha | Kappei Yamaguchi | Richard Ian Cox |
| Kagome Higurashi | Satsuki Yukino | Moneca Stori |
| Miroku | Kōji Tsujitani | Kirby Morrow |
| Shippo | Kumiko Watanabe | Jillian Michaels |
| Sango | Houko Kuwashima | Kelly Sheridan |
| Sesshomaru | Ken Narita | David Kaye |
| Kikyo | Noriko Hidaka | Willow Johnson |
| Rin | Mamiko Noto | Brenna O'Brien |
| Ryura | Nobutoshi Canna | Kristain Ayre |
| Jura | Takeshi Kusao | Jason Simpson |
| Gora | Tadahisa Saizen | Ward Perry |
| Kyura | Nobuo Tobita | Ted Cole |
| Kujaku | Mitsuki Saiga | Anna Cummer |
| Asagi | Fumiko Orikasa | Rebecca Shoichet |
| Lady Kanade | Tomiko Van | Rebecca Shoichet |
| Dai | Yū Kobayashi | Gabe Khouth |
| Roku | Reiko Kiuchi | Gabe Khouth |
| Shion | Kaori Shimizu | Anna Drummond |
| Moegi | Yuki Masuda | Justine Wong |
| Ai | Emi Motoi | Nicole Bouma |
[edit] Music
- Theme Song
- "Rakuen"
- Lyrics by: Ryo Owatari
- Composed by: D.A.I
- Arranged by: Do as Infinity/Seiji Kameda
- Performed by: Do as Infinity
- Track
- "Tamaokuri no Uta"
- Lyrics by: Mari Shinohara
- Composed by: Kaoru Wada
- Arranged by: Kaoru Wada
[edit] Ratings
Despite the nudity, the film was rated G in Quebec. It is not rated by the MPAA
[edit] See also
- Inuyasha the Movie: Affections Touching Across Time
- Inuyasha the Movie: The Castle Beyond the Looking Glass
- Inuyasha the Movie: Swords of an Honorable Ruler
[edit] External links
- Inuyasha the Movies VIZ Media's official website for all InuYasha movies
- Inuyasha the Movie: Fire on the Mystic Island (anime) at Anime News Network's Encyclopedia
- InuYasha the Movie: Fire on the Mystic Island at the Internet Movie Database
- 映画犬夜叉 紅蓮の蓬莱島 (Eiga Inuyasha: Guren no Hōraijima) (Japanese). Japanese Movie Database. Retrieved on 2007-07-21.
- Watch Inuyasha the movie(english dub)
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