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Orochi - Blood 2008 Directed by Norio Tsuruta おろち

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.

Country Japan
Production Country Japan
Language Japanese
Spoken Language Japanese
Release Date 20 September 2008
107 mins
Cast
Yoshino Kimura Aoi Monzen / Kazusa
Noriko Nakagoshi Risa Monzen
Mitsuki Tanimura Orochi / Yoshiko
Taro Yamamoto Hiroshi Onishi
Natsumi Yamada Risa (child)
Satoui Kazusa (child)
Seika Kuze Kataoka (music teacher)