The Demon of Mount Oe (Ooe-yama Shuten-dôji)

“the curse follows me wherever i go.” Some films almost need an introduction. Takuzō Tanaka’s The Demon of Mount Oe is such a dense folkloric epic that I only truly understood it in retrospect, slowly understanding who was who and what legend I had been inside. "your…

Tim Fehrenbach

Mixing fantasy, folk horror, and history together in a beautiful blend of action and drama, how Tokuzō Tanaka's DEMON OF MOUNT OE (Ōeyama Shuten Dōji, 1960) didn't inspire a slew of copycat stories in anime or manga is dumbfounded. Or maybe it did? Using Matsutarō…

Jon Peters

"And so the world has come to know how the Demon of Mount Oe was conquered.""They fought bravely, but died before ever seeing victory.""Foul beast!""He will soon become entangled in Tsuchigumo's web where the life will be drained out of him. Today or perhaps…

Wise Pigeon

PYP2026 Day 19 J-horrorween 🎃  — horror from Japan  I found this so pleasant! We have neon backlit spiders shooting silly string! A giant sky ox! Politics! Court intrigue! A love story! Men with EYEBROWS. COSTUMES! I fell asleep for like 15 minutes in the middle, and…

Aubra_

Everyone including Radiance, IMDb and Letterboxd seem to agree that this is a Horror movie. Personally, I think that’s a bit of a stretch. It's more of a fantasy adventure mixed with a Jidaigeki Drama. But whatever it is (and I’m also filing it under Horror, mostly for a…

Gregor Kreyca

An epic cinematic fantasy, blazing with imagination and graced by the meticulous craftsmanship and luminous artistry synonymous with Daiei Studios. With echoes of Ptushko’s classical fantasias, this is another rich and resonant piece of filmmaking from director Tokuzō…

SexgunSukeban

大江山酒天童子 (The Demon) Shuten Dōji of Mount Oe An epic fantasy Daiei production with an all-star cast on the legend of Shuten Dōji of Mount Oe, this Tanaka Tokuzō directed film comes with some impressive tokusatsu scenes and a bold lighting game (with lots of vivid purple,…

Kaishakunin

"When a new man enters her heart does she forget the old one?" Fantasy, romance, war... demons. An alright start to the new Daiei Gothic set from Radiance. This is one phenomenal looking film. Vibrant lighting, beautiful sets, gorgeous locations and full blown detailed…

cryptofgloom

I didn't quite expect such an in-depth layered story here with this one, which features a plot that straddles the line between fantasy-horror and samurai melodrama. And there's good doses of both to appease the action and horror camps with some entertaining supernatural…

Lee