Inuyasha the Movie 2: The Castle Beyond the Looking Glass DVD

Naraku is dead. After countless episodes of pursuit and narrowly survived battles, the group has done it — the half-demon who cursed Miroku's family with the Wind Tunnel, enslaved Sango's brother Kohaku, and orchestrated their suffering for so long has apparently been destroyed. The Wind Tunnel disappears from Miroku's hand. Kohaku, freed from Naraku's control, is found by his sister alive though amnesiac. Everyone begins, cautiously, to return to something resembling normal life. Kagome goes back to school. Inuyasha stands awkwardly in the modern era not knowing what to do with himself. The peace lasts approximately one scene. A new threat is assembling: Kaguya, a celestial being from Japanese legend — the bamboo princess who came from the Moon — has been imprisoned for a thousand years, and Naraku's associates Kagura and Kanna have been manipulated into gathering the five items needed to free her. Kaguya's plan is to freeze the world into eternal stasis under a permanent full moon. 

Inuyasha the Movie 2: The Castle Beyond the Looking Glass is the second theatrical film in the Inuyasha franchise, directed by Toshiya Shinohara and written by Katsuyuki Sumisawa — the same director-writer team as the first film. It was released in Japan on December 21, 2002, set between episodes 95 and 96 of the TV series, and in North America on DVD by Viz Media on December 28, 2004. The film's character designs were revised closer to Rumiko Takahashi's original manga style rather than the TV anime's Yoshihito Hishinuma designs — a noticeable visual shift for returning viewers.

Notable Staff & Voice Talent

Director: Toshiya Shinohara
Screenplay: Katsuyuki Sumisawa
Original Manga: Rumiko Takahashi (serialized in Weekly Shonen Sunday, Shogakukan)
Studio: Sunrise
Music: Kaoru Wada
Theme Song: "Yurayura" by Every Little Thing

Japanese Cast:
- Kappei Yamaguchi as Inuyasha
- Satsuki Yukino as Kagome Higurashi (Maetel Legend, Fruits Basket)
- Koji Tsujitani as Miroku (Rurouni Kenshin)
- Houko Kuwashima as Sango (Gate Keepers 21, Ceres: Celestial Legend, Z.O.E. Dolores I)
- Kumiko Watanabe as Shippo
- Akiko Yajima as Kohaku (Tenchi in Tokyo, Steel Angel Kurumi, Haibane Renmei)
- Toshihiko Nakajima as Kaguya
- Noriko Hidaka as Kikyo (Battle Skipper, Shinesman)

English Dub Cast (Ocean Productions — Vancouver):
- Richard Ian Cox as Inuyasha (Project ARMS)
- Moneca Stori as Kagome Higurashi
- Kirby Morrow as Miroku (Project ARMS, Dragon Ball Z)
- Kelly Sheridan as Sango
- Jillian Michaels as Shippo / Kaguya
- Brad Swaile as Kohaku (Project ARMS, Death Note)

DVD Features

- Dolby 5.1 Digital Audio
- Anamorphic Widescreen
- Line-Art Gallery
- Japanese Inuyasha Movie Promos
- Special Inuyasha TV Footage
- Viz Media Previews

Spoken Languages: English & Japanese Audio, English Subtitles

Edition Details

Japanese Title: 映画犬夜叉 鏡の中の夢幻城 (Eiga Inuyasha: Kagami no Naka no Mugenjō)
Runtime: ~100 Minutes
Director: Toshiya Shinohara
DVD Release Year: 2004 (U.S. Release, December 28 — Viz Media)
Original Release Date (Japan): December 21, 2002
Publisher: Viz Media
Rating: Unrated
Region: Region 1 (U.S. / Canada)
Genre: Action, Fantasy, Romance
Themes: Kaguya Celestial Villain, Eternal Night Plot, Post-Naraku Peace Shattered, Full Demon Transformation, Feudal Era Japan

Media assumed VG+ unless otherwise noted.