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[The birth]: A prehistoric carving reveals that a demon invasion is drawing near and one who dares to kill a demon must become one himself. But only one who is pure at heart can possess the body of a demon ... only one like Akira! [The demon bird]: As Devilman, Akira must battle Jinmen, who carries...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Corporate Author: Manga Entertainment, Inc
Other Authors: Iida, Umanosuke
Katō, Katsuhisa
Nagai, Gō, 1945-
Language:English
Published: [Lincolnshire, Ill.] : Manga Video, 2000.
Edition:English version.
Series:Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Subjects:
Nagai, Gō, > 1945- > Film adaptations.
Comic books, strips, etc. > Japan > Film adaptations.
Science fiction comic books, strips, etc.
Animated films > Japan.
Motion pictures > Japan.
Animated films.
Film adaptations.
Nagai, Gō, > 1945-
Comic books, strips, etc.
Motion pictures.
Japan.
Genre:
Film adaptations.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (115 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Variant Title:
Devilman.
Debiru man.
Debiruman.
Format: Video DVD
Description
Summary:
[The birth]: A prehistoric carving reveals that a demon invasion is drawing near and one who dares to kill a demon must become one himself. But only one who is pure at heart can possess the body of a demon ... only one like Akira! [The demon bird]: As Devilman, Akira must battle Jinmen, who carries the souls of his victims embedded in his shell, and Siren, the seductive demon who may prove to be a match for Devilman.
Note:Based on the original work by Gō Nagai, published in Kodansha Comics.
Japanese versions originally produced in 1987 and 1990 ; English version originally produced in 1994.
Title from container.
Special features include: Scene index ; Gō Nagai biography and filmography ; photo gallery ; original trailer.
Videorecording.
Call Number:AJ9 D0011861 VideoDVD
Credits:Director, Tsutomu Iida ; general supervisor, Gō Nagai ; script, Gō Nagai, Tsutomu Iida ; character design, Kazuo Komatsubara ; music, Kenji Kawai ; animation production, O Production ; English version produced by Manga Entertainment Ltd.
System Details:DVD ; 5.1 surround.
Participant or Performer:
Alan Marriott, Adam Matalon, Laura Kelly, David Collins, Lucy Franks.