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Director
  
Rintaro

Genre
  
Occult, Horror

Duration
  


Release date
  
1994

Spirit Warrior (, Kujaku O, lit. Peacock King) is a manga by Makoto Ogino. It began serialization in 1985, total 17 volumes and has been spun off into anime, two live action movies, Peacock King and Saga of the Phoenix, and video games.

Contents

Story

Kujaku is a Buddhist monk who specializes in exorcism and devil hunting. He is a member of Ura-Kouya, a secret organization in Japan that specializes in demon hunting. In the first 3 volumes, Ogino wrote independent short stories about Kujakus demon hunting. But in volume 4, it evolves into an epic saga against Rikudoshu (???), a secret evil organization led by The Teachers of Eight Leaves (?????). The goal of The Teachers of Eight Leaves is to revive Peacock King and Snake Queen, and allow them to fight each other to give birth to the ultimate Dark Vairocana (??????). During the main story, The Teachers of Eight Leaves tried various methods to achieve their goal but were ultimately defeated by Kujaku and his friends.

Characters

  • Kujaku ()
  • A young Koya Hijiri monk of Ura-Koya. Real name is Akira (), the son of a monk named Jikaku and Ksitigarbha (, Jizo Bosatsu). He is the reincarnation of Mahamayuri (, Kujaku Myo-o), Lucifer, and Melek Taus. Uses a Vajra in exorcisms. Kujaku is portrayed as non-conventional monk, he likes porn, seafood, etc. Played by: Toshihiko Seki (OVA 1–3), Koji Tsujitani (OVA 4–5), Hiroshi Mikami (Movie 1), Hiroshi Abe (Movie 2), Yuen Biao (Movies, character Kongque)
  • Taroja Onimaru ()
  • Half-demon half-human Jukondo master. His guardian god is Mahakala (, Daiankokuten). Played by: Hiroya Ishimaru (OVA 1), Tessho Genda (OVA 2–3), Yusaku Yara (OVA 4–5)
  • Ashura ()
  • A girl who can control fire. Her guardian god is Asura King (, Ashura O). Played by: Arisa Ando (OVA 1–3), Miki Ito (OVA 4–5), Gloria Yip (Movies)
  • Jiku Acarya (, Jiku Ajari)
  • Kujakus master. Played by: Goro Naya (OVA 1–3), Ichiro Nagai (OVA 4–5), Ken Ogata (Movie 1), Shintaro Katsu (Movie 2)
  • Huang Haifeng (, Ko Kaiho)
  • Master of Huang-jia Xiandao (). Carries the sword Shikoken (???). He loves Kujakus sister Tomoko. Played by: Kazuhiko Inoue (OVA 2), Norio Wakamoto (OVA 4–5)
  • Nikko ()
  • Head priest of Ura-Koya. His guardian god is Mahavairocana (, Dainichi Nyorai). Played by: Akira Kamiya (OVA 2), Ken Yamaguchi (OVA 4–5)
  • Tsukuyomi ()
  • The mistress of the womens prayer room at Ura-Koya. Loves Kujaku. Her guardian god is Candraprabha (, Gakko Bosatsu) Played by: Miina Tominaga (OVA 2), Hiromi Tsuru (OVA 4–5)
  • Tomoko ()
  • Kujakus sister. Incarnation of the Rahu (, Tenjao) Played by: Noriko Hidaka

    Films

    The manga has been adaptaed into two live action films, Peacock King and Saga of the Phoenix, both directed by Lam Ngai Kai. The former, released in 1988, stars Hiroshi Mikami and Yuen Biao as the two monks (Kujaku/Small Fruit and a new character Kong Chue/Peacock, respectively), and Gloria Yip as Ashura. Gordon Liu and Philip Kwok appear in supporting roles.

    Family Computer

  • Kujaku O (, Peacock King)
  • The first of two Family Computer (Famicom) adventure games. In it the player takes the role of a band of heroes fighting against evil demons. The player interacts with the story by selecting actions from a list of options on screen (look, take, talk etc) and by a simple point-and-click interface. The game was released only in Japan for the Famicom on September 21, 1988 by Pony Canyon.
  • Kujaku O II (, Peacock King II)
  • A graphic/point-and-click adventure. The player interacts with the story by selecting actions from a list of options on screen (look, take, talk etc) and by a simple point-and-click interface. The graphics have been improved over its predecessor. It is also available on the MSX Japanese computer. Released on the Nintendo Famicom by Pony Canyon in Japan on August 21, 1990.

    Sega

  • Kujaku O (, Peacock King)
  • Sega Mark III, September 23, 1988 (Released as SpellCaster in western markets)
  • Kujaku O 2: Geneijo (, Peacock King 2: Castle of Illusion)
  • Mega Drive, November 25, 1989 (Released as Mystic Defender in western markets)

    References

    Spirit Warrior Wikipedia