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Yami no matsuei

IMDb ID: tt0377290 · Year: 2003 · Rating: 7.0 (439 votes)

Genres: Animation · Comedy · Drama

A "Guardian of Death" is investigating a series of what seem to be vampire attacks in Nagasaki.

IMDb Details

Content TypeTVSeriesAlternate TitlesAustralia: Descendants of Darkness
Canada: Descendants of Darkness (English)
Ecuador: Descendants of Darkness
United Kingdom: Descendants of Darkness
Ireland: Descendants of Darkness (English)
India: Descendants of Darkness (English)
Japan: Descendants of Darkness (English, literal English title)
Malaysia: Descendants of Darkness (English)
New Zealand: Descendants of Darkness (English)
United States: Descendants of Darkness (DVD Title)
United States: Descendants of Darkness
World-wide: Descendants of Darkness (English)
South Africa: Descendants of Darkness (English)
Japan: Descendant of the Dark (English, Alternative Title)
Portugal: Descendentes da Escuridão
Japan: Descent Into Darkness (English, Alternative Title)
Germany: Erben der Dunkelheit
Italy: Eredi del buio
Italy: I discendenti delle tenebre (Alternative Title)
Slovakia: Jami no macuei
France: Les Descendants des ténèbres
Poland: Ostatni synowie ciemności
Japan: The Darker Descendant (English, Alternative Title)
Ukraine: Нащадки пітьми
Russia: Потомки Тьмы
Taiwan: 愛上壞壞的死神 (Alternative Title)
China: 暗之末裔 (Mandarin)
Japan: 闇の末裔 (Japanese)
Taiwan: 闇之末裔
Нащадки пітьми
Content RatingNot RatedRelease Date2003-07-08IMDb Popularity0User Reviews9Critic Reviews6Countries / RegionsJapanLanguagesJapaneseKeywordsgay
male protagonist
violence
detective
tarot
Production CompaniesHakusensha
J.C. Staff
IMDb URLhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0377290/Local Poster/d/file/imdb/03/tt0377290.jpgUpdated At2026-04-18T06:56:05

Stars

Liam O'Brien
Shin'ichirô Miki
Dan Green
Mayumi Asano
Toshiyuki Morikawa
Rodd Houston
Toshihiko Seki
Show Hayami
Rachael Lillis
Eric Stuart

Directors

Hiroko Tokita

Writers

Masaharu Amiya
Akiko Horii
Yôko Matsushita
Kevin McKeown

Full Cast & Crew

[Cast Group]
Actor: Liam O'Brien | Character: Hisoka Kurosaki
Actor: Shin'ichirô Miki | Character: Asato Tsuzuki
Actor: Dan Green | Character: Asato Tsuzuki
Actor: Mayumi Asano | Character: Hisoka Kurosaki
Actor: Toshiyuki Morikawa | Character: Seiichiro Tatsumi
Actor: Rodd Houston | Character: Narrator
Actor: Toshihiko Seki | Character: Yutaka Watari
Actor: Show Hayami | Character: Kazutaka Muraki
Actor: Rachael Lillis | Character: Additional Voices
Actor: Eric Stuart | Character: Yutaka Watari
Actor: Lisa Ortiz | Character: Maria Won
Actor: Suzanne Savoy | Character: Maria's Mother
Actor: J. David Brimmer | Character: Gushoshin #1
Actor: Debora Rabbai | Character: Gushoshin #2
Actor: David Logan Rankin | Character: Additional Voices
Actor: Greg Wolfe | Character: Chief Konee
Actor: Ed MacLeod | Character: Kazutaka Muraki
Actor: Walter Pagan | Character: Seiichiro Tatsumi
Actor: Rodd Stone | Character: Narrator

[Directors Group]
Name: Hiroko Tokita | Role: Director

[Writers Group]
Name: Masaharu Amiya | Role: Writer
Name: Akiko Horii | Role: Writer
Name: Yôko Matsushita | Role: Writer
Name: Kevin McKeown | Role: Writer

[Producers Group]
Name: Yûji Matsukura | Role: Producer
Name: Atsushi Moriyama | Role: Producer
Name: Natsuko Moro | Role: Producer
Name: John O'Donnell | Role: Producer
Name: Stephanie Shalofsky | Role: Producer
Name: Toshimichi Ôtsuki | Role: Producer

[Music Group]
Name: Tsuneyoshi Saitô | Role: Composer

[Editing Group]
Name: Shigeru Nishiyama | Role: Editor

[Art Direction Group]
Name: Jun'ichi Higashi | Role: Art Director

[Assistant Directors]
Name: Toyomitsu Nakajô | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director

[Art Department]
Name: Yukina Hiiro | Role: Art Department
Name: Kazuo Yamazaki | Role: Art Department
Name: Michio Fukuda | Role: Art Department
Name: Hiroshi Kotaki | Role: Art Department
Name: Hideki Okamoto | Role: Art Department
Name: Hiroko Tokita | Role: Art Department

[Sound Department]
Name: Hideyuki Tanaka | Role: Sound Department

[Special Effects]
Name: Gô Abe | Role: Special Effects
Name: Hiroaki Yanagisawa | Role: Special Effects
Name: Tsuyoshi Nakano | Role: Special Effects

[animation department]
Name: Yumi Nakayama | Role: Animation Department

[Additional Crew]
Name: Amber Kusmenko | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Jim Regan | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Justin Sevakis | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Arlen Tarlofsky | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Tom Wayland | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Tim Werenko | Role: Additional Crew

Trailers

Descendants of Darkness: Vampire's Lure | Type: Trailer | IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/video/vi1680129305/ | Playback: https://imdb-video.media-imdb.com/vi1680129305/1434659607842-pgv4ql-1554891671269.mp4?Expires=1788371803&Signature=aKILalbY1Sd8-Eq6POCa4ZcEjAL1IcqDwq5GKDd9-P~kh1tFP~0MHBLX7gAKqtdIqudC1ZndIZNKJqA5YhRGf3Ur8T4oF3duuqEdnYxhm8gVXw5DaH91HfiQB6vpbxt-qZntLdASHc2uWoRD79tLYlIu~1IkLXKX~Dt3vz9t~Ba4BmNw8qcFvD2orTrG657tSp7HYjZzHgyX56stOgOjR712K82zj9QlaML9yLj26LpOmYWhAzsh3QOTLPSSOtmx8qxg0vUppMwWSP47Ks2zUDH~fQQuF8S-YM~NmHa~lBgC5xx6dn7G9VbAF3a4FsddqJ8bqvoWeRIw9G9bJUZkdQ__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAIFLZBVQZ24NQH3KA
Descendants Of Darkness: Demon's Reckoning | Type: Trailer | IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/video/vi1747238169/ | Playback: https://imdb-video.media-imdb.com/vi1747238169/1434659607842-pgv4ql-1554891656166.mp4?Expires=1788371803&Signature=JIWamLooRMK0oThNR2Vk2WDzM0EwPKmPP1cZeRmFdOT325a0kagYXS01TJfwcFqeL-vbP9dNKsqeZVnhqJSX-2RYRoasxanvIdKIJr9rI2fVCvTwgvFUpQiJGvRpruRozuvBOdNdhaTRFx4jVdDlkGz9Iyt9x7X-Fc7bodcqena-KQR54jcgeZmxqyBQEPtoStXduTB9qlJjWYRt1QX9U4vrt97Aqi2rNWSL2e1h77fVnz-lRPkIDTScpulug0eAKQiHVYlRGHqcav0you8YnqmpKoXuvUtM4U4BsDvItB8VRlupQPtUf8IObCg3DUVPT0gk9-2T6DHyGUUhlL3~RQ__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAIFLZBVQZ24NQH3KA

Release Schedule

Japan: October 2, 2000
United States: July 8, 2003
Italy: 2005
United States: November 4, 2008

Awards

No awards or nominations listed on IMDb.

Box Office

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