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Not much to say here. It’s one of those “and you were there” movies that’s a patiche of the Seven Samurai. What I can say is that there’s a theme to the new Oni in this film.

Touki (Freezing Demon) and his polar bear motif are a reference to the Hokkaido-Nippon Ham Fighters.

Habataki (Feathered Demon) takes his hawk motif from the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks.

Nishiki (Western Demon) takes his motif from the Osaka baseball team Hanshin Tigers.

Kirameki (Glittering Demon) gets his look from the Nagoya Grampus’ image animal, the whale.

And Kabuki (Festive Demon) is the odd one out, but he’s meant to represent Edo, the entertainment capital during the era the movie is set in (now known better as Tokyo).

Also, can we talk about how they had rock guitars and trumpets back during those segments? At least the Disc Animals in the scene are classed as Karakuri (a robot made of wood, to put it in layman’s terms).