Movie: Thunderbolt Fantasy: Bewitching Melody of the West

Top 9 Billed Cast

Takanori Nishikawa
西川貴教

Làng Wū Yáo (voice)

Nao Toyama
東山奈央

Mù Tiān Mìng (voice)

Junichi Suwabe
諏訪部順一

Shāng Bù Huàn (Shō Fu Kan) (voice)

Ayahi Takagaki
高垣彩陽

Xiē Yīng Luò (voice)

Katsuyuki Konishi
小西克幸

Líng Yá (voice)

Kikuko Inoue
井上喜久子

Zhòu Xún Yīn (voice)

Kohsuke Toriumi
鳥海浩輔

Lǐn Xuě Yā (Rin Setsu A) (voice)

Rie Kugimiya
釘宮理恵

Cháo Fēng (voice)

Tarusuke Shingaki
新垣樽助

Xiào Kuáng Juàn (voice)

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    Làng Wū Yáo is a boy born with a supernatural singing voice. Secluded in the snowy mountains, he is put through severe training by his blind mother. Her wish is for her son's voice to be unrivaled, so that it will be heard by the imperial court. But the intense training results in a tragic accident, where she dies. Left an orphan as a result, Làng wanders the land. His voice is used as a tool by the wicked and greedy, with his heart being ground down in the process. Eventually his strange singing catches the ear of the princess of Xī Yōu, and Làng is elevated to the stage his mother had dreamt of. But what awaits him is a life or death battle performance against other musicians for the amusement of the members of the court.

  • Release Date

    2019-10-25

  • Average

    5.5

  • Rating:

    2.8 starts
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    日本語

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