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Mononoke S1E6 — Nopperabou, Part 1

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Mononoke•Season 1•Episode 6

Nopperabou, Part 1

7.7/10 · 189 votesAug 17, 200723 min

Ranked #8 of 12 in Season 1•−0.1 vs season avg

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.

Directed byHidehito Ueda

Written byManabu Ishikawa

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Seasons1

Season 1 Episodes12

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Zaraki Warashi, Part 1

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Zaraki Warashi, Part 2

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Umibouzu, Opening Act

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Umibouzu, Second Act

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Umibouzu, Finale

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Nopperabou, Part 2

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Nue, Part 1

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Nue, Part 2

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Bakeneko, Opening Act

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Bakeneko, Second Act

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Bakeneko, Finale

Cast18

Takahiro Sakurai

Takahiro Sakurai

Medicine Seller (voice)

Daisuke Namikawa

Daisuke Namikawa

Sougen (voice)

Daisuke Sakaguchi

Daisuke Sakaguchi

Hyoue Sasaki (voice)

Eiji Takemoto

Eiji Takemoto

Kiyoshi Moriya (voice)

Aiko Hibi

Aiko Hibi

Zashiki Warashi (voice)

Fumiko Orikasa

Fumiko Orikasa

Setsuko Ichikawa (voice)

Hikaru Midorikawa

Hikaru Midorikawa

Man in Fox Mask (voice)

Hiroshi Iwasaki

Hiroshi Iwasaki

Jutarou Fukuda (voice)

Houko Kuwashima

Houko Kuwashima

O-chou (voice)

Kozo Shioya

Kozo Shioya

Tokuji (voice)

Masashi Hirose

Masashi Hirose

Tansui Nakarai (voice)

Minoru Inaba

Minoru Inaba

Sakae Kadowaki (voice)

Crew12

M

Manabu Ishikawa

Writer

H

Hidehito Ueda

Director

H

Hideyuki Kanesaka

Key Animation

K

Kumiko Koshirae

Key Animation

M

Miho Kinjou

Key Animation

K

Kudoshi Mori

Key Animation

Y

Yuichiro Yamada

Key Animation

R

Ryousuke Tanigawa

Key Animation

H

Hitomi Sayaka

Key Animation

K

Kaori Ikeda

Key Animation

T

Tatsuya Oka

Key Animation

T

Tatsuya Oka

Animation Director

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Episode Summary

"Nopperabou, Part 1" is episode 6 of Mononoke season 1. It scored 7.7/10 from 189 votes, ranking #8 of 12 episodes this season (season average 7.8). Directed by Hidehito Ueda and written by Manabu Ishikawa, it aired on August 17, 2007.

Next: E7 · Nopperabou, Part 2 Best of Season 1