Movie

The Monkey God Extermination

猿神退治

A traveling monk discovers that three monsters have deceived a village into sacrificing a young girl to their appetites every autumn, for fear that their harvest will be ruined. The monsters leave a hint as to who could stop them: Hayatarō of Kōzenji in Shinano Province. Thus, the monk sets out to find this mysterious figure who could end the needless sacrifices for good.

Director

Tsutomu Shibayama

Status

Released

Release date

31/07/1976

Original language

Japanese