Jun'ichirô Katagiri

Obayashi captures the erratic and turbulent but sincere energy of youth with this story of a group of rebellious boys who form an uneasy alliance to save a local girl from being sold into prostitution. The film breaks with the somber and tortured critiques of wartime Japan by previous generations to present a positive and anarchic vision of resistance. (Alexander Zahlten, East Asian Languages and Civilizations, Harvard)

Twenty thousand years ago, the Fairy race was known to of aided humans in battle against the Boma Tribes. After what seem like a never ending fight, the Boma Tribes were sealed away by the combined forces of the fairies and humans. In present day, due to pollution and man's destruction of nature, the power of Fairy magic has since weakened, allowing the seal to be broken and the Boma Tribes have escaped. (imdb)

A detective film by Nobuhiko Ōbayashi. Made for TV.