Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Extreme
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Graphic
- oppressive
- surreal
- macabre
- cult anime marathon
- extreme horror viewing
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The wasteland is defined by rape, sadism, torture, and flesh-hungry monsters ruling over humanity.
The plot explicitly presents Earth as a dystopian wasteland ruled by flesh-hungry monsters.
The Overfiend and the Lord of Chaos are positioned as natural enemies whose final battle may decide humanity's survival.
The film's adult anime identity and keywords emphasize surrealism, demons, macabre imagery, and controversial extremity.
Films like Urotsukidōji IV: Inferno Road, and why
Wicked City
adult animation, demonic mythology, graphic sexual violence, and apocalyptic fantasy horror
Demon City Shinjuku
surreal body horror, grotesque demons, sexualized violence, and nightmarish anime imagery
Ninja Scroll
graphic adult anime horror, sadistic supernatural antagonists, and macabre transformation imagery
Movie Details
- Director
- Hideki Takayama
- Release Date
- 1993-12-21
- Runtime
- 135 min
- Rating
- 6.2 / 10 (11)
Cast
- S. Watkins
- Robert Blue
- Bat Mackeral
- Michael Maizahevi
- Wendy Walker
- Shamen Chavez
- Jesse Emmett
- George Trahannis
- Veronica Van Eaton
- Mark Blackburn
Common questions
- What is Urotsukidōji IV: Inferno Road about?
- A wandering half-demon crosses a monster-ruled wasteland as rival supernatural powers prepare a cataclysmic battle for Earth's future.
- What is Urotsukidōji IV: Inferno Road like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Urotsukidōji IV: Inferno Road as brisk, its intensity as extreme and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Urotsukidōji IV: Inferno Road violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Urotsukidōji IV: Inferno Road as graphic.
- Which films are like Urotsukidōji IV: Inferno Road?
- Films with a similar feel include Wicked City, Demon City Shinjuku, and Ninja Scroll.
- How long is Urotsukidōji IV: Inferno Road?
- Urotsukidōji IV: Inferno Road runs 135 minutes.
