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Baoh the Caller

Original title: Baoh
  • Video
  • 1989
  • 50m
IMDb RATING
6.3/10
1.1K
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Baoh the Caller (1989)
JapaneseAdult AnimationAnimeBody HorrorHand-Drawn AnimationShōnenActionAdventureAnimationHorror

Doress, a Japanese "black projects" organization, has been gathering psionics and making biological weapons to "make Japan superior". When one of the biological experiments, BAOH, escapes wi... Read allDoress, a Japanese "black projects" organization, has been gathering psionics and making biological weapons to "make Japan superior". When one of the biological experiments, BAOH, escapes with a young girl, Doress will do anything to get the boy and girl back. For BAOH is a paras... Read allDoress, a Japanese "black projects" organization, has been gathering psionics and making biological weapons to "make Japan superior". When one of the biological experiments, BAOH, escapes with a young girl, Doress will do anything to get the boy and girl back. For BAOH is a parasite living in its host's brain, altering the host into a living death machine in order to ... Read all

  • Director
    • Hiroyuki Yokoyama
  • Writers
    • Hirohiko Araki
    • Kenji Terada
  • Stars
    • Noriko Hidaka
    • Hiroyuki Hori
    • Shûichi Ikeda
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    6.3/10
    1.1K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Hiroyuki Yokoyama
    • Writers
      • Hirohiko Araki
      • Kenji Terada
    • Stars
      • Noriko Hidaka
      • Hiroyuki Hori
      • Shûichi Ikeda
    • 9User reviews
    • 8Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Top Cast12

    Noriko Hidaka
    • Sumire
    • (voice)
    Hiroyuki Hori
    • Baoh
    • (voice)
    • …
    Shûichi Ikeda
      Yô Inoue
      • Sophine
      • (voice)
      Michitaka Kobayashi
      • Soldier
      • (voice)
      • (as Sanshirô Nitta)
      Tomoko Maruo
      • Girl
      • (voice)
      Ichirô Nagai
      Ichirô Nagai
      • Dr. Kasuminome
      • (voice)
      Shinya Ôtaki
      • Masked Man
      • (voice)
      Shoji Sato
      • Masked Man
      • (voice)
      Ikuya Sawaki
      • Masked Man
      • (voice)
      Kôzô Shioya
      • Engineer
      • (voice)
      Yûsaku Yara
      Yûsaku Yara
      • Walken
      • (voice)
      • Director
        • Hiroyuki Yokoyama
      • Writers
        • Hirohiko Araki
        • Kenji Terada
      • All cast & crew
      • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

      User reviews9

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      Did you know

      • Connections
        Featured in Anime Abandon: Baoh (2013)
      • Soundtracks
        Eien no Soldier
        (Eternal Soldier)

        Lyrics by Yoshihiko Andô

        Music by Yasuhiko Shigemura

        Arranged by Hiroyuki Namba

        Performed by Yoshito Machida

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      Details

      • Release date
        • 1995 (United States)
      • Country of origin
        • Japan
      • Language
        • Japanese
      • Also known as
        • Baoh
      • Production companies
        • Pierrot
        • Shueisha
        • Toho
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      Tech specs

      • Runtime
        • 50m
      • Color
        • Color
      • Aspect ratio
        • 1.33 : 1(original ratio)

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