Reiko Matsuo Movies
- 2004
Most college boys would be excited about a spaceship crashing to Earth full of beautiful, alien women whose race of servants live only to do the bidding of willing men. Unfortunately, Ikuhara is not like most college boys; he keeps his nose burried in books for school. Still, when he finds one of these aliens, which the humans have come to call DearS, she looks frightened and alone and so he brings her home to help calm her nerves. Ikuhara thinks that the lovely alien girl will just come in for a few minutes, but the girl, Ren, can't fight her natural instincts and takes to Ikuhara as a new master. Most guys would kill to be in Ikuhara's shoes, but he is paranoid that Ren is planning on brainwashing him. Will he keep running away from his new servant even though there are other forces that want her for themselves? ~ Cammila Albertson, All Movie Guide
Legends say that eating the flesh of a mermaid will grant a human immortality. Yuta knew nothing of this legend when he accidentally did just that 500 years ago, but now he knows that the immortality that comes with this process is not a blessing but a curse. Wandering in search of another mermaid to release him from his earthly imprisonment for all this time, he has nearly given up hope when at last he discovers a group of mermaids, but finds that they have a human girl held captive with them. They have raised her from childhood and plan on sacrificing her and eating her flesh, as this is how mermaids stay youthful. Yuta immediately jumps to the girl's rescue and slays them, but it is too late: the girl has already eaten a piece of the mermaid's flesh. Now, Yuta has a traveling companion, the young and naïve Mana, who has been trapped by the mermaids all her life and now finds amazement and interest in the most everyday phenomena. Together, they wander in search of the secret to unlocking the curse of their immortality. ~ Cammila Albertson, All Movie Guide
- 2000
This Japanese anime series tells the story of Pai, the sole survivor of a race of immortal three-eyed beings known as the Sanjiyan Unkara who temporarily assumes the form of a human girl in a quest to recover an ancient artifact which will make her human attributes permanent. She eventually befriends young Yakumo Fuji, the son of an archaeologist who has become an expert on Sanjiyan lore. Together they set out to recover the mystical object, embarking on an adventure beyond the boundaries of life and death. The journey takes on a whole new meaning for Yakumo when he is killed in a supernatural battle and resurrected as Pai's spiritual sidekick. ~ Cavett Binion, All Movie Guide
