Twilight of the Dark Master

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name = Twilight of the Dark Master


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ja_name = 支配者の黄昏
ja_name_trans = Shihaisha no Tasogare
genre = Drama, HorrorInfobox animanga/Manga
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author = Saki Okuse
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director = Akiyuki Shinbo
studio = Toei Animation
Madhouse Studios
licensor = flagicon|USA flagicon|Canada Urban Vision
flagicon|UK MVM Films
flagicon|Australia flagicon|New Zealand Madman Entertainment
released = 1997
runtime = 45 min

nihongo|"Twilight of the Dark Master"|支配者の黄昏|Shihaisha no Tasogare is a Japanese anime film based on a manga by Saki Okuse. It was produced by Masao Maruyama, directed by Akiyuki Shinbo, and the screenplay was written by Duane Dell'Amico. The film was distributed and licensed in 1997 by Urban Vision.

Plot

Long ago, the Great Mother Spirit created demons, guardians, and humans. In 2089, in Neo-Shinjuku, only a few demons and guardians remain.Tsunami Shijo is an ancient (fire manipulating) guardian from days long ago to aid a fledgling human race. Tsunami is looking for a human that was transformed into a monster by drugs. This leads him to Mr. Takaiya, the Demon leader, who killed his lover.

Tsunami becomes involved with a woman who has just lost her fiancé and her arm and now wants to figure out why this has happened. Meanwhile the Daemon leader is still alive and plotting to enslave mankind. Will Tsunami defend earth once again or be corrupted as two other guardians have been by the Daemon leader.

Cast

English Cast

*Tsunami Shijo - Andy Philpot
*Shizuka Tachibana - Denise Poirier
*Huang Long - John DeMita
*Chen Long - Julia DeMita
*Tenku - Matt Miller
*Kudo - Steve Bulan
*Takamiya - Barbara Goodson
*Police Inspector Kumazawa - John Hostetter
*Eiji Kuraza - Jack Fletcher
*Tajima - Seth Margolies
*Junk - Matt McKenzie

Japanese Cast

*Tsunami Shijo - Toshihiko Seki
*Shizuka Tachibana - Emi Shinohara
*Huang Long - Akira Kamiya
*Chen Long - Urara Takano
*Tenku - Hiroya Ishimaru
*Kudo - Kaneto Shiozawa
*Takamiya - Seizo Kato, Atsuko Takahata
*Police Inspector Kumazawa - Takaya Hashi
*Eiji Kuraza - Kunihiko Yasui
*Kizaki - Masuo Amada
*Tajima - Takehiro Murozono
*Junk - Naoki Tatsuta
*Squad Leader - Yasuhiko Kawazu
*Receptionist - Miho Yamada
*Voice of Car Navigator - Mizue Otsuka
*Glider Officer - Koji Yusa
*Girl #1 - Shihori Niwa
*Girl #2 - Yuri Sato
*Officer #1 - Yasumoto Kasahara
*Narrator - Atsuko Takahata

External links

* [http://www.geocities.com/yamcha_the_desert_man/TotDM.html Nothing to Oppose: A Twilight of the Dark Master Site]
* [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0279487/ Twilight of the Dark Master] at the Internet Movie Database
* [http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=89 Twilight of the Dark Master at Anime News Network]