is a Japanese

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film. It is a spin-off of the '' Teito Monogatari'' franchise. It is not based on the original novel, but rather adapted from a

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novel, '' Karakuri Doshi'' (which occurs in contemporary times). Like the animated adaptation which preceded it, the film is much darker, more violent and sexualized than its predecessors, and deviates greatly from its source material. It was released through V-Cinema in 1995. The film was advertised as being a direct sequel to '' Tokyo: The Last War'' going so far as to include a silhouette of actor

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in many of the promotional materials. However the movie was produced by a completely different studio and worked on by a different creative staff from the Toho distributed adaptations.

Synopsis

In 1995, a mental hospital is erected near the Japanese Ministry of Finance, located adjacent to the grave of Taira no Masakado. A young male nurse by the name of Jin’ya Yanase is obsessed with the legend of Taira no Masakado and more importantly, the spirit of his evil subordinate

Yasunori Kato Yasunori is a masculine Japanese given name. Possible writings Yasunori can be written using many different combinations of kanji characters. Here are some examples: *安徳, "tranquil, benevolence" *安紀, "tranquil, chronicle" *安典, "tranqu ...

. Slowly, he becomes possessed by Kato's spirit, who wants to use him as a new host to revive in the modern world. Keiko Tatsumiya (the heroine of the original story), is an old woman living homeless on the streets of Tokyo. When she senses the presence of Yasunori Kato, she must regain her resolve to face the demon-god and vanquish his spirit once and for all.

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''Teito Monogatari Gaiden''
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