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Orochi - Blood

64 %|Sep 20, 2008|Drama, Fantasy, Horror

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.

Featured Crew

Norio Tsuruta
Director
Hiroshi Takahashi
Adaptation
Kazuo Umezz
Comic Book
Kazuo Umezz
Story
Hiroshi Takahashi
Writer
Kenji Kawai
Music
Takahide Shibanushi
Cinematography
Hidemitsu Yamazaki
Production Design

Cast

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Yoshino Kimura
Aoi Monzen / Kazusa
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Noriko Nakagoshi
Risa Monzen
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Mitsuki Tanimura
Orochi / Yoshiko
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Taro Yamamoto
Hiroshi Onishi
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Natsumi Yamada
Risa (child)
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Satoui
Kazusa (child)
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Seika Kuze
Kataoka (music teacher)