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Devilman - Volume 1: The Birth

Devilman - Volume 1: The Birth

Action · Fantasy · Horror · 1987

Akira Fudo is just a normal kid in Tokyo, until an old friend of his, Ryo, shows up and turns his world upside down. An upcoming war of demons on humanity is waiting in the wings, however, the only way for a human to fight a demon is with their power. To save the world, Akira and Ryo risk a dangerous ceremony in an attempt to create humanity's only hope: the powerful Devilman.

Movie details

Devilman - Volume 1: The Birth

1987 Action · Fantasy · Horror 51m

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TMDB

7.1 / 10

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Akira Fudo is just a normal kid in Tokyo, until an old friend of his, Ryo, shows up and turns his world upside down. An upcoming war of demons on humanity is waiting in the wings, however, the only way for a human to fight a demon is with their power. To save the world, Akira and Ryo risk a dangerous ceremony in an attempt to create humanity's only hope: the powerful Devilman.

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Umanosuke Iida

Written by

Go Nagai · Umanosuke Iida

Show Hayami

Show Hayami

Akira Fudou (voice)

Yu Mizushima

Yu Mizushima

Ryo (voice)

J

Jun Konomaki

Miki Makimura (voice)

Mikio Terashima

Mikio Terashima

Professor Asuka (voice)

Masako Ikeda

Masako Ikeda

Sumiko Fudou (voice)

Tessyo Genda

Tessyo Genda

Thug (voice)

Sukekiyo Kameyama

Sukekiyo Kameyama

Thug (voice)

Court is in session

Put Devilman - Volume 1: The Birth on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Arthouse Gremlin

“Its refusal to behave is the point.”

The strange choices create the kind of friction that follows you out of the theatre and into the argument.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Oddness is not depth.”

A film can break every rule and still leave nothing behind but the memory of how hard it tried to be singular.