Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Extreme
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Graphic
- oppressive
- grotesque
- visceral
- cult anime marathon
- late night horror viewing
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The plot centers on the sleeping Overfiend, the Lord of Chaos, Caesar’s demonic empire, and an apocalyptic battle of gods.
The film is explicitly associated with body horror and depicts demon beasts within an adult animated horror framework.
Mad emperor Caesar rises to power by enslaving a new race of demon beasts, while a coup targets his daughter.
Its unrated adult animation format, Japanese production, horror-fantasy premise, and body-horror keyword place it in cult adult anime culture.
Films like Urotsukidōji III: Return of the Overfiend, and why
Urotsukidōji: Legend of the Overfiend
extreme body horror, demonic fantasy, and adult anime excess
Wicked City
graphic animated horror, grotesque transformation, and apocalyptic supernatural conflict
Demon City Shinjuku
adult Japanese animation combining dark fantasy violence, monstrous imagery, and supernatural warfare
Movie Details
- Director
- Hideki Takayama
- Release Date
- 1993-12-31
- Runtime
- 90 min
- Rating
- 6.6 / 10 (97)
Cast
- Tsutomu Kashiwakura
- Yoshio Kawai
- Hirotaka Suzuoki
- Yumi Takada
- Yasunori Matsumoto
- Ryuuzaburou Ootomo
- Miyuki Matsushita
Common questions
- What is Urotsukidōji III: Return of the Overfiend about?
- A sleeping demon deity is drawn into a grotesque cosmic struggle when an enslaving emperor and a newly born Lord of Chaos threaten to ignite a war among gods.
- What is Urotsukidōji III: Return of the Overfiend like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Urotsukidōji III: Return of the Overfiend as brisk, its intensity as extreme and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Urotsukidōji III: Return of the Overfiend violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Urotsukidōji III: Return of the Overfiend as graphic.
- Which films are like Urotsukidōji III: Return of the Overfiend?
- Films with a similar feel include Urotsukidōji: Legend of the Overfiend, Wicked City, and Demon City Shinjuku.
- How long is Urotsukidōji III: Return of the Overfiend?
- Urotsukidōji III: Return of the Overfiend runs 90 minutes.
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