Product Description: Death has nine lives...In the Edo era of Japan, as cultural arts, modern science, and technology flourished, so too did the practice of mystical arts, as humanity faced the perils of the supernatural! In a village, at an old samurai residence, a young bride is mysteriously and brutally murdered right before her wedding ceremony, sending the family into a hysterical panic. An enigmatic medicine vendor determines that this is the work of "the goblin cat," but more bizarre incidents follow, as family members are killed off one-by-one by an unseen attacker. Only the medicine vendor knows how to stop the "goblin cat," but in order to do so, he must uncover the connection between this creature and the samurai family's deeply hidden, scandalous past!
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1 Audience Rating: Unrated Binding: DVD EAN: 0013023288393 Format: Animated, Color, DVD, NTSC Label: Geneon [Pioneer] Languages:EnglishUnknownEnglishSubtitledJapaneseOriginal LanguageEnglishOriginal Language Manufacturer: Geneon [Pioneer] Number Of Items: 1 Publisher: Geneon [Pioneer] Region Code: 1 Release Date: September 04, 2007 Running Time: 72 minutes Studio: Geneon [Pioneer]
Customer Reviews
Ayakashi - Goblin Cat- The birth of the medicine Seller.
This stand alone DVD contains the 3 episode story of The Goblin Cat. Or as I like the call it The Birth of the Medicine Seller. A VERY WELL thought out and intriguing storyline, An amazing main character(The Medicine Seller), and most importantly AMAZING art are exactly what you can expect from this DVD. This 3 episode story(An arc of a series called Ayakashi Samurai Horror Tales) was so striking and wonderful it spawned it's own Anime series called "Mononoke" following the tales and travels of the ... Read More