Mt. Resurrection Wolf Saga
2 Seasons
Across seven visionary films (six shorts and the culminating feature TRANSCENDING DIMENSIONS) Toshiaki Toyoda crafts a mythic cinematic epic where samurai, monks, assassins and mystics battle corruption and chaos. Spanning feudal Japan to the cosmos, the Mt. Resurrection Wolf Saga fuses action, spirituality and surreal fantasy into an unforgettable journey of destruction, rebirth and transcendence.
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16:43Episode 1Wolf's Calling
Episode 1
A girl finds an old handgun in her attic, and the symbolic object conjures a mystical scene of samurai gathering within the moss-grown location of Kasosan Shrine in Tochigi Prefecture.
The first film in Toshiaki Toyoda's Mt. Resurrection Wolf Saga.
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56:50Episode 2The Day of Destruction
Episode 2
Seven years ago, a mysterious monster was found deep in a rural coal mine. Since then, rumors of a plague have spread through the small town while the people suffer from an unexplainable mental illness.
The second film in Toshiaki Toyoda's Mt. Resurrection Wolf Saga.
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26:27Episode 3Go Seppuku Yourselves
Episode 3
A man is ordered to assist in the ritual suicide of a condemned ronin who refuses to die without denouncing the corrupt rulers responsible for his fate.
The third film in Toshiaki Toyoda's Mt. Resurrection Wolf Saga.
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Alive
Episode 4
Dressed in white robes, participants climb a mountain with a rough rope tied around their body, carrying a torch, lighting a sacred fire, and running down the stairs. This festival is known as the Fire Festival.
The fourth film in Toshiaki Toyoda's Mt. Resurrection Wolf Saga.
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Right Now
Episode 5
A rescue team searches for Teppei, who has gone missing. While training deep in the mountains, he was hit by a water torrent. When he is discovered, Teppei refuses to leave and fights his rescuers.
The fifth film in Toshiaki Toyoda's Mt. Resurrection Wolf Saga.
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32:39Episode 6I'm Coming
Episode 6
Teppei is a monk. Prostrating himself and continuing his meditation, he crosses mountains and rivers, heading somewhere. His destination is Mizunashi Shrine in Takayama, Hida. The guardian wolves at the shrine await him.
The sixth film in Toshiaki Toyoda's Mt. Resurrection Wolf Saga.
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1:36:45Episode 7Transcending Dimensions
Episode 7
When the monk Rosuke mysteriously disappears, his lover Nonoka joins the assassin Shinno in a search that leads to a mysterious religious sanctuary. But Rosuke finds himself aboard a spaceship bound for the distant planet Kelman, where an extraordinary battle of sorcery, faith, and destiny awaits...