Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon (1000) Plot Summary Explained

Release, runtime and language

1000 · 1,152 mins · Japanese

Directed by

Teruo Satou, Katsuya Oshima

Starring

Yoshimasa Hosoya, Maaya Sakamoto, Jun Fukuyama, Saki Fujita, Fairouz Ai, Ryohei Kimura

Feudal Japan, half‑demon twins Towa and Setsuna are split by a forest fire. Towa enters a tunnel to Japan, where Sota Higurashi, Kagome’s brother, raises her. Ten years later the tunnel reopens, reuniting sisters. Setsuna, now a demon‑slayer for Kohaku, has no memory of Towa, prompting a quest to restore the bond and face a threat spanning eras.