Madara
Based on a manga by Akitaka Tajima, this 1991 sword-and-sorcery OVA centers  on a spikey haired cyborg or "gimmick." Madara travels with the man he believes  is his grandfather as itinerant blacksmiths, but when they battle an army of  werewolves, he discovers he's really the son of the demonic lord Miroku. To  defeat his evil father, Madara must join forces with Kageo, his stillborn twin  brother, whom Miroku has somehow kept around. There are far too many characters  for a two-hour adventure, all of them underdeveloped. The plethora of effects  includes  tentacled monsters, explosions, life energy made physical, a  journey through the "portal of time," and a neverending series of bloody sword  fights. But all the characters and gore don't add up to a coherent story, and the  result is a violent, muddled mess. (Rated 16 and older: considerable violence,  nudity, grotesque imagery, minor profanity)--Charles Solomon