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Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit S1E18 — The Ancient Village
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Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit•Season 1•Episode 18

The Ancient Village

7.4/10 · 49 votesAug 4, 200725 min

Ranked #14 of 26 in Season 1•matches the season avg

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Balsa, Chagum and Tanda travel to Inishie village in hope of learning the ancient story of the water spirit. They locate the village and listen to the ancient story. Chagum is horrified to learn that the spirit's "guardian" must die for the spirit to be

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Cast18

Mabuki Ando

Mabuki Ando

Balsa (voice)

Naoto Adachi

Naoto Adachi

Chagumu

Koji Tsujitani

Koji Tsujitani

Tanda

Ako Mayama

Ako Mayama

Torogai

Mayumi Asano

Mayumi Asano

Toya

Yoshinari Kobayashi

Yoshinari Kobayashi

Sagumu

Takkô Ishimori

Takkô Ishimori

Hibitonan

Hirofumi Nojima

Hirofumi Nojima

Shuga

Hiroshi Naka

Hiroshi Naka

Gakai

Atsushi Ono

Atsushi Ono

Emperor/Rai

Naomi Kusumi

Naomi Kusumi

Mon

Masaya Matsukaze

Masaya Matsukaze

Jin

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Episode Summary

"The Ancient Village" is episode 18 of Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit season 1. It scored 7.4/10 from 49 votes, ranking #14 of 26 episodes this season (season average 7.4). It aired on August 4, 2007.

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