Many years ago, the Great Dog Demon wielded the Three Swords of the Fang. Upon his death, he bequeathed a sword to each of his sons, Inuyasha and Sesshomaru, leaving the third sword, the wrath-filled Sounga, locked away f... more »orever. Now that the Sounga?s power has been awakened, these two battling brothers must put away their sibling rivalry and face off against a force that spells doom for all mankind!« less
"Having already seen this film in Japanese, I can't wait to see how the English version of it will turn out. At the beginning of the movie, 200 years before the actual series starts, you get to meet up with a teenage Sesshoumaru, a new-born Inuyasha, the mighty Inu no Taisho, and Inuyasha's mother Izayoi. Shortly after saving Izayoi and his new-born son, though, the Inu no Taisho is killed, and the story switches back over to 700 years later in Kagome's time.
You learn about a new sword that the Inu no Taisho possessed. It is a malicious sword named Sou'unga, which can only be handled by the late dog demon and his eldest son Sesshoumaru. Inuyasha comes across it after the seal on the evil sword is broken and it ends up destroying the city of Tokyo. After picking up the sword, Inuyasha is possessed by it, almost kills Kagome, and disappears back into the well.
This movie is really quite fantastic. Although the animation might not be as good as some people are hoping for, the plot itself is actually very nicely done. Sesshoumaru actually shows more than 3 emotions during the course of the movie, and the villians actually go farther than being just some evil human dude. Even if you didn't find yourself a fan of the first two movies, I would definitely recommend this movie for your Inuyasha collection. And if you don't have an Inuyasha collection, you can just start one by buying this movie.
Animation: 4 stars
Storyline: 5 stars
Action: 4.5 stars
Characters: 5 stars
Originality: 4.5 stars
Rated PG-13 for violence, swearing, and some groping.
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The best Inuyasha movie yet!
Christopher P. Cecena | Pine Valley, CA USA | 09/19/2005
(5 out of 5 stars)
"The second movie definitely provided us a bit of a change of a pace by showing how the heroes would go if they ever defeated Naraku, but this one definitely rocks the usual formula. Starting with a flashback that goes to the night Inuyasha was born, offering a bit into the past of his father, we go to present day in the series. A deadly sword called Sounga is awakened and starts its destruction by destroying Kagome's hometown(!). It then possesses Inuyasha, turns him evil, and sets him on a destruction spree in the Feudal Era(double !!). Eventually though, the sword settles on a new host... Takemaru, a deceased lord who hated Inuyasha and Sesshomaru's father, and in a nice touch of continuity allows him to wield the sword by giving him Sesshomaru's decapitated arm. Both brothers want to destroy the sword on their own, but the only possible way is to work together. Can Inuyasha and Sesshomaru, along with the usual gang, as well as Totosai believe it or not, actually defeat their deadliest threat yet? The story is good and the entire film is well animated, especially the battle scenes. The usual voice cast, for both versions, is also great as usual. As the other two films did, there is a "behind the series" featurette that's told entirely in Japanese that recaps all the importants events that lead up to the film. There's also all the theatrical trailers, as well as one for the 4th film if you watch long enough. Inuyasha fans should definitely check this out. Some non-fans may want to watch the first two seasons to fully get the scope of the series despite the featurette included, though."
This was my favorite of all 4 movies!
Shanna Dailey | Huntsville, AL | 08/03/2005
(5 out of 5 stars)
"I have seen all four Inuyasha movies, and I must say this one was by far my favorite! It's the only time you will see Inuyasha and Sesshomaru fighting on the same side, although they would never admit it. Also, in this movie, we finally get to hear Miroku's feelings for Sango!
This is a must see movie!"
I already have the movie. Bought it from the mall. And I hav
Matthew Paul Snyder | Temecula California | 08/16/2005
(5 out of 5 stars)
"The third Inuyasha movie is the best. It has his father in it and everything. And the moment we've been waiting for the clash of the brothers Inuyasha versus Shashomarru. This movie is so amazing any Inuyasha fan or Anime fan should buy this movie its worth the money. But they could've giving the DVD a lot more special features. But it has a pretty good amount not the good amount that I was expecting anyways the movie is awsome its well worth the money. Totosai is so halarious in this movie. Anyways buy this movie I had no regrets buying this movie for 24$ at the mall. Get this movie its awsome!!!!"
Cool Movie!
Shanna Dailey | 09/09/2005
(5 out of 5 stars)
"Inu Yasha: Swords of a Honorable Ruler, while not the best Inu Yasha movie is still a worthy edition to possibly one of the greatest anime's ever made. To start of the animation in this film is stunning, it moves fluently and the artwork is top notch. What amazes me( this compliment applies more to movies two and three ) is how much better the animation looks in the Inu yasha movies than the TV series. You can tell the animators put alot of time and effort into the technical asspects of these films. Very well done!!! Im actually very suprised to see so many people complaining about the new character designs and look to these films. People, it's a movie the characters are supposed to look slightly different to thier original design. Think about it, if the characters looked the same in the movies as they did in the series it would feel like you were watching an extended episode of the TV show. And that isn't a very good felling now is it?
I enjoyed the plot of this film also. It's probaly not as good as the plot in movie 2, but still cool none the less. It had alot of Sesshomaru, which is always awesome. I really like Sesshomaru as a charcater, and this movie displays how complex he his regarding his feelings toward Inu yasha and the fact that it was his human mother who led thier great father to his death. Thats actually pretty much how the movie opens, they show Inu yasha being born along with the death of the mighty Inu Papa. Also Inu Papa has not only one but two big furry things on his back. Another thing, don't expect a really indepth analysis on Inu yasha and sesshomaru's past because you won't get too much. In fact they really don't even show Inu Papa all that much. You actually see very little of his face, I guess they didn't want to show too much, on the count of this movie is basically just a filler interpretation on Inu yasha's past.
Now I havent bought this film yet in american, I only have a subtitled version I bought about a year ago so I dont know how the dub is, but the japanese voices were really great in the film. The music in the movie is also really good.
So overall, Inu yasha movie 3 is a really good adventure story and I highly recomend purchasing it, just make sure you know enough about the TV show first."