Kamogawa Horumo

is a Japanese fantasy-action-comedy film directed by Katsuhide Motoki.

Story

A group of Kyoto University students known as the “Kyoto University Azure Dragons”, participate in a game called "Horumo". It is an ancient game in which players control shikigami called “oni” and pit them against the oni of rival teams, reminiscent of Pokémon. Akira Abe is a freshman student who falls in love with a classmate named Kyoko, and blindly joins the club and plays the game to be closer to her. Ironically, Kyoko is interested in another club member, while Akira gains the attention of Fumi. The mysterious game started over 1,200 years ago in the Heian Period. Soon the 2,000 oni wage wars battles in the city of Kyoto.

Cast

Takayuki Yamada ... Akira Abe

Chiaki Kuriyama ... Fumi Kusunoki

Gaku Hamada ... Koichi Takamura

Sei Ashina ... Kyoko Sawara

Takuya Ishida ... Mitsuru Ashiya

Yoshiyoshi Arakawa ... Makoto Sugawara

Tamiyasu Cho ... Akahito Kakimoto

Renji Ishibashi ... Berobero Bartender

Papaya Suzuki ... Gensai Suzuki

Takayo Mimura ... Tomiko Ryuzoji

Megumi Sato ... Mika Tachibana

Masato Wada ... Hitoshi Kiyomori

Keita Saito ... Miyoshi Younger Brother

Shota Saito ... Miyoshi Older Brother

References

External links

Official website

Japan Reviewed - Battle League Horumo

2009 films

2000s Japanese-language films

Films directed by Katsuhide Motoki

2009 science fiction films

Japanese fantasy comedy films

New People films

2000s Japanese films