If you loved Mononoke the Movie: The Phantom in the Rain, try Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba -To the Swordsmith Village-
A bridge between a film you've already seen and one most people haven't. Here's what they share, and what the second one does that the first one doesn't.
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What they share
Theyboth carry the atmospheric, cozy, dread, foreign gem mood tags, and they sit in Animation / Fantasy territory. If that's the register that drew you to Mononoke the Movie: The Phantom in the Rain, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.
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What Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba -To the Swordsmith Village- is
Snowy city at night. Distant taiko drums. Tanjiro, Zenitsu, Inosuke, and the Sound Hashira face off against sibling demons. A Swordsmith Village sojourn beckons. If you like the TV series, here's a big-screen catch-up.
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