Episode
Mononoke: Nopperabou, Part 1
Overview
Trapped in jail, a woman named Ochou confesses to the murder of her husband and his family. The Medicine Seller has reason to doubt this and visits her, coming across a creature with thousands of faces.
Details
- Series
- Mononoke
- Season
- Season 1
- Episode
- Episode 6
- Air date
- 2007-08-17
- Runtime
- 23 min
Episode context
Nopperabou, Part 1 is Episode 6 in Season 1 of Mononoke. It aired on 2007-08-17. The runtime is 23 min.
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Episode 5: Umibouzu, Finale
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Episode 7: Nopperabou, Part 2
The Medicine Seller unmasks the masked creature while revealing the life of Ochou, the enslaved housewife.
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