Inuyasha the Movie 2: The Castle Beyond the Looking Glass
Seen it?2002 | 100 min | Action, Animation, Adventure, Fantasy
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for fantasy fans, action fans and animation lovers.
- The mood
- Feel-good.
- The pace
- Fast-moving, at 1 hr 40 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated PG-13. Probably too much for younger kids.
- It's in Japanese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
With their most formidable foe vanquished, Inuyasha and his comrades begin returning to their everyday lives. But their peace is fleeting as another adversary emerges: Kaguya, the self-proclaimed princess from the Moon of Legend, hatches a plot to plunge the world into an eternal night of the full moon. Inuyasha, Kagome, Miroku, Sango and Shippou must reunite to confront the new menace.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesSolid
7.7 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$8 million worldwide; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 10K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Toshiya Shinohara
- Kappei YamaguchiInuyasha (voice)
- Satsuki YukinoKagome Higurashi (voice)
- Koji TsujitaniMiroku (voice)
- Houko KuwashimaSango (voice)
- Kumiko WatanabeShippo (voice)
- Noriko HidakaKikyo (voice)
- Kenichi OgataMyōga (voice)
- Toshiyuki MorikawaNaraku (voice)
- Izumi ŌgamiKagura (voice)
- YukanaKanna (voice)