Garo: Soukoku no Maryu

**Garo: Soukoku no Maryu** (牙狼〈GARO〉 〜蒼哭ノ魔竜〜, *Garo Sōkoku no Maryū*?) is a movie of the *Garo* franchise. Produced by Tohokushinsha Film and Omnibus Japan, it was released on February 23, 2013.

The catchphrase for the movie is "Protect the Object World" (モノたちの世界を守れ, *Mono-tachi no Sekai o Mamore*?).

## Production

The next movie after *Kiba Gaiden* and the last installment of Kouga's era. It was produced to conclude the events of *Makai Senki*. Ryosei Konishi was initially the only confirmed member of the cast, but Ray Fujita, Shouma Yamamoto, Ozuno Nakamura, Yukijiro Hotaru, Hironobu Kageyama, and Hiroyuki Watanabe were later confirmed to appear in the film. The guest stars in the film are Yuki Kubota, Anna Aoi, Tetsuya Yanagihara and Keiko Matsuzaka.

## Synopsis

After defeating Gyanon, Kouga Saezima appears before Gajari to honor the pact he forged in order to stop Sigma Fudou from killing all the Makai Knights. Kouga is given the task to travel to the Promised Land to retrieve a part of Gajari: the "Fang of Sorrow".

However, upon his arrival into the Forest of Chaos, Kouga finds himself without his coat and Zaruba no where to be seen before seeing the Garoken turn into a red dog before running off. A girl named Meru appears before Kouga and helps him with his mission and they meet Judam who wants to dominate the world. Kouga decides to find the Fang of Sorrow and prevent Judam from her ambition.

## Characters

### Makai Knights

* Rei Suzumura
* Tsubasa Yamagatana
* Leo Fudou

### Allies

* Zaruba
* Silva
* Gajari
* Kakashi
* Kuromaru
* Meru
* Kiria
* Raudo
* Nanashi
* Kaoru Mitsuki
* Taiga Saezima

### Villains & Horrors

* Judam
* Esaruto
* Knights of the Wind
* Gorugoru

## Cast

* Kouga Saezima (冴島鋼牙, *Saejima Kōga*?): Ryosei Konishi (小西遼生, *Konishi Ryōsei*?)
* Rei Suzumura (涼邑零, *Suzumura Rei*?): Ray Fujita (藤田玲, *Fujita Rei*?)
* Tsubasa Yamagatana (山刀翼, *Yamagatana Tsubasa*?): Shouma Yamamoto (山本匠馬, *Yamamoto Shōma*?)
* Leo Fudou (布道レオ, *Fudō Reo*?): Ozuno Nakamura (中村織央, *Nakamura Ozuno*?)
* Kakashi (カカシ, *Kakashi*?): Yuki Kubota (久保田悠来, *Kubota Yūki*?)
* Meru (メル, *Meru*?): Anna Aoi (蒼あんな, *Aoi Anna*?)
* Kaoru Mitsuki (御月カオル, *Mitsuki Kaoru*?): Mika Hijii (肘井美佳, *Hijii Mika*?)
* Taiga Saezima (冴島大河, *Saejima Taiga*?): Hiroyuki Watanabe (渡辺裕之, *Watanabe Hiroyuki*?)
* Judam (ジュダム, *Judamu*?): Keiko Matsuzaka (松坂慶子, *Matsuzaka Keiko*?)

### Voice actors

* Madou Ring Zaruba (魔導輪ザルバ, *Madōrin Zaruba*?): Hironobu Kageyama (影山ヒロノブ, *Kageyama Hironobu*?)
* Madou Necklace Silva (魔導具シルヴァ, *Madōgu Shiruva*?): Ai Orikasa (折笠愛, *Orikasa Ai*?)
* Gajari (ガジャリ, *Gajari*?): Ryuzaburo Otomo (大友龍三郎, *Ōtomo Ryūzaburō*?)
* Kuromaru (クロマル, *Kuromaru*?), Raudo (ラウド, *Raudo*?): Yukari Okuda (奥田ゆかり, *Okuda Yukari*?)
* Kiria (キリア, *Kiria*?): Yukijiro Hotaru (螢雪次朗, *Hotaru Yukijirō*?)
* Esaruto (エサルト, *Esaruto*?): Tetsuya Yanagihara (柳原哲也, *Yanagihara Tetsuya*?)

### Suit actors

* Golden Knight Garo (黄金騎士・牙狼, *Ōgon Kishi Garo*?): Masaki Onishi (大西雅樹, *Ōnishi Masaki*?)

## Theme song

* "Kaze ~Tabidachi no Uta~" (風 〜旅立ちの詩〜, *Kaze ~Tabidachi no Uta~*?)
	+ Lyrics & Composition: Hironobu Kageyama
	+ Arrangement: Yoshichika Kuriyama, Shiho Terada
	+ Artist: JAM Project

## Notes

* "Soukoku no Maryu" can be translated as "Demon Dragon of the Blue Cries".

## References

1. ↑ "人気特撮シリーズ劇場版最新作「牙狼 GARO 蒼哭ノ魔竜」製作決定にファン歓喜！". Eiga.com. March 25, 2012. http://eiga.com/news/20120325/14/. Retrieved March 25, 2012.
2. ↑ "【速報】「牙狼＜GARO＞～蒼哭ノ魔竜～」出演者追加情報！！". GARO-Project. June 2, 2012. http://ameblo.jp/garo-project/entry-11310007074.html. Retrieved July 30, 2012.
3. ↑ "JAM Project : JAM Project新曲「風〜旅立ちの詩〜」が『牙狼＜GARO＞〜蒼哭ノ魔竜〜』テーマソングに / BARKS ニュース". Barks.jp. http://www.barks.jp/news/?id=1000084177. Retrieved 2012-12-10.

## External links

* *Garo: Soukoku no Maryu* at Wikipedia
* *Garo: Soukoku no Maryu*

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