Budda saitan

Oct 17 2009 N/A 1h 55m
Animation

17 year-old Sayako Amanokawa aspires to become a journalist, just like Kanemoto, an elite newspaper writer she looks up to. But Kanemoto, shamed from an erroneous report about a corruption scandal, jumps in front of a train and commits suicide. Since that incident, Sayako suddenly becomes able to see spirits and almost loses her life. However, from that near-fatal incident she experiences something extraordinary. The journalist inside her stirred, she embarks to find out about the truth. But the forces that stand in her way turn out to be much formidable than she ever imagined. [from AnimeNewsNetwork]

Plot

17-year-old Sayako Amanokawa aspires to become a journalist, just like Kanemoto, an elite newspaper writer she looks up to. But Kanemoto, shamed from an erroneous report about a corruption scandal, jumps in front of a train and commits suicide. Since that incident, Sayako suddenly becomes able to see spirits and almost loses her life. However, from that near-fatal incident she experiences something extraordinary. The journalist inside her stirred, she embarks to find out about the truth. But the forces that stand in her way turn out to be much more formidable than she ever imagined.

Written by

Hiroshi Ohkawa

Directed by

Takaaki Ishiyama

Cast

Ryou Agawa, Kenji Akabane, Madoka Akita

Crew

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Production Countries

Japan

Production Companies

Group TAC, IRH Press, Toei Animation

Languages

Awards

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Scores
# of Votes
138
Average Rating
4.9 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA