VividSimon Simply Perfect

Lawbolisted Powerful

Numerootno A story that's too fascinating to pass by...

Invaderbank The film creates a perfect balance between action and depth of basic needs, in the midst of an infertile atmosphere.

ebiros2 Based on a long running comic series by Shinichi Koga, Eko Eko Azarak is a story about Misa Kuroi who's a high school student with ability to wield black magic. She chants various spells based on Basque language such as Eko, Eko, Azarak, Eko, Eko, Zomelak, Eko, Eko, Cernunnos, Eko, Eko, Aradia! etc.. The story has been made into movies several times. This was the first of the series. Kuroi Misa's name is a play on the words Kuroi -> Black, Misa -> (Latin) mass, and hints at the occult nature of her person.Five gruesome murder happens in Tokyo. One day a girl named Misa Kuroi (Kimika Yoshino) shows up at the school that's exactly at the center of all the killing. The school turns out to be infested by demonic power, and students starts dying. Who is wielding the black magic ? The task falls on Misa to break the spell, and save the students.Out of the series that was made between '95 - 97, I like this one the most. Misa's personality is most vivid in this movie as well. A very young Miho Kanno plays Misa's classmate. Mio Takagi plays the role of a teacher who's hiding many things about her personal life.The story reflects Eko Eko Azarak 2 where Misa Kuroi is a high school student (in the first series, she was a Jr. High student). Her mood also reflects that of the second series, and she's a good character protecting her classmates.A very good rendition of Eko Eko Azarak, and is recommended for viewing.

Vomitron_G I had seen this first 'Eko Eko Azarak' movie at a festival when it came out at the time. I remember being enthusiastic about it. I planned on re-visiting it together with the next 3 installments of this series. Only watched the first two so far. And re-watching this one, was a bit disappointing, sadly. I remembered it to be a bit better. Or maybe that first-time-viewing impact that many movies have, was simply gone now. There's a few moments were the story just doesn't seem to move on. But other than that, it's still a fun flick. High school kids trapped in the school building overnight. Satanic rituals going on. Someone out to inherit all evil powers of Lucifer. A good teenage witch out to stop her. Lots of magic. Possession. A handful of nice gore and very bloody killings. A couple of really hot lesbian scenes. And all-in-all it's not even some trashy Japanese exploit-effort, so the production values are pretty decent. A fun enough watch, worth seeking out.

Aaron1375 This film had to have some sort of source material as the movie seemed to need some back story or something. You are introduced to Misa and it just seems you should already know who she is or something. Well I shall tell you what she is, she is a witch that uses her powers for good, but is not really all that effective in this movie. Which is a huge problem, the movie plays like a sequel, like you should have already been introduced to this character and that you should have seen her in action because in this particular film she is hugely ineffective. This Misa girl is a new student at a school, she is there to try and prevent these awful things that are about to happen. Strange things are going on as a strange ceremony is about to take place and gruesome murders are about to take place. The movie has a good deal of witchcraft and they try to throw a few surprises at you along the way. Granted I thought that it was relatively simple to figure them out, but I could not see the ending coming. Who could? It made no sense, one minute you see the hero dispatched the next she is back saying "I told you it would not work." No explanation on why things did not work or anything. Then the movie ends. It has its moments and for the most part I enjoyed it, I liked the kills and I liked that the one guy I thought they were going to make the jerk turned out to be okay. There is a bit of sexual scenes in the movie, but nothing that really lasts all that long, just adds a hint of spice. The main problem with this film though is the fact it just seems to be a sequel, that we should have been introduced to this character and seen her in all her glory. She is made out to be so powerful, but she does not really do a whole lot in the entire movie other than be held captive like all the other students. It was an okay movie, but I do hope the other two parts are a bit better at presenting themselves.

ayumi_rocks333 I saw this movie on SBS (Australia) two years ago and have scanned the TV guide for it to come on again every week since! I loved it! This movie is the reason that I first became interested in learning Japanese language and about the culture (and I'm still doing it with the intention of becoming a teacher in Japan).I found the end to be, like a lot of movies that build you up, quite disappointing, but the attractiveness of the actors and the relative originality of the plot more than made up for it. Yoshino Kimika's character Misa is captivating - you can *see* she's no normal Japanese high school girl. Yoshino's doubtful earlier movie career must have brightened considerably on the release of this movie.However, Yoshino is not the only star in this production. Miho Kanno plays the submissive sacrificial lamb of the school, and with her plaintive face and doe eyes, you just can't help but go 'Awww' whenever she appears on the screen. The others, and unfortunately I can't remember all of their name, are equally as satisfying.For those of you who can't or won't understand Japanese culture, this movie may confuse you and frustrate you. However, those more open-minded of you who are willing to look past the cover, please see this movie!! I can't guarantee you won't be disappointed, but after all, beauty is in the eye of the movie critic.10 out of 10 for some great work by all involved.