# Japanese Animated Flick From Long Ago

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/japanese-animated-flick-from-long-ago/79530>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [September 3, 2001, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/japanese-animated-flick-from-long-ago/79530 "2001-09-03T16:18:11Z")\
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**Author:** ![frock75](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ad7895/32.png) [@frock75](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/frock75)\
**Post date:** [September 3, 2001, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/japanese-animated-flick-from-long-ago/79530/1 "2001-09-03T16:18:11Z")

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There is a scene from a Japanese animation movie I saw, years ago, that vividly sticks in my mind. It was 15 years ago, give or take a few years. I’ve wanted to find this movie for some time now but I have little to go on. Here is what I remember.

Two Armies. Great battle. Bad army alot of mutant type creatures. Setting was fantasy(i.e. swords and kung-fu)

The specific scene I remember goes as such:  
Good army sends a messenger to the other side. This messenger was a half bird half man type creature. He gives his message. In the room (IIRC), there are people surrounding cauldron. They put a fish in the cauldron then pull it out. All that is left is bone, still flipping around like a live fish. The next scene shows the bad army throwing the bird man into the cauldron.

OK, I know it’s not much to go on. Being that the scene is so specific, I thought there would be some anime freaks on the boards who could help. Does this ring a bell with anyone? I believe I saw as a part of Kung Fu Theatre and it was a movie, not an animated series.So, If anyone remembers this, let me know. And give me an idea how to get this movie on VHS. Thanks!

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**Author:** ![bibliophage](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bibliophage/32/7615_2.png) [@bibliophage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bibliophage)\
**Post date:** [September 3, 2001, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/japanese-animated-flick-from-long-ago/79530/2 "2001-09-03T18:34:00Z")

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This is appropriate for the new Cafe Society forum.

bibliophage  
moderator GQ

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**Author:** ![Badtz\_Maru](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e36b37/32.png) [@Badtz\_Maru](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Badtz_Maru)\
**Post date:** [September 4, 2001, 10:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/japanese-animated-flick-from-long-ago/79530/3 "2001-09-04T10:33:25Z")

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I posted a link to your question [here](http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=74956). Maybe they can help figure it out.

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**Author:** ![frock75](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ad7895/32.png) [@frock75](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/frock75)\
**Post date:** [September 4, 2001, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/japanese-animated-flick-from-long-ago/79530/4 "2001-09-04T16:22:29Z")

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Thanks,  
I’m hoping it’s not all in my head. This isn’t the first time I’ve remembered a movie that no one else does.