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Orochi - Blood (2008)

Orochi - Blood (2008)

Drama Fantasy Horror
Release Date: 2008, September 20
Directors: Norio Tsuruta
Countries: Japan
Production: Toei Video Company, TV Tokyo, Yahoo! Japan, Shogakukan-Shueisha Productions, Toei Advertising, Central Arts
Cast: Yoshino Kimura, Kyūsaku Shimada, Taro Yamamoto, Mitsuki Tanimura, Yoko Ohshima, Noriko Nakagoshi, Seika Kuze, Satoui, Natsumi Yamada

Overview:

The story of Orochi revolves around the life of the Monzen family. Aoi Monzen, a famous, but aging, movie star and Kazusa and Lisa Monzen her two daughters. Aoi hopes for them both to take over her legacy as a star, but Kazusa does not live up to her expectations. The mother is always pitting the girls against one another competitively. As a result, as the years pass, the love the sisters shared grows to a hidden hatred. When another girl named Orochi saves the girl's mother from a terrible accident a bizarre chain of events is set in motion spanning many years. The atmosphere in their estate builds up until Orochi reveals a terrible truth that the family must keep hidden from the world. Orochi serves as the narrator of the story. The movie is based on a Kazuo Umezu manga series which ran from 1969 to 1970.