The Divine Protector: Master Salt Begins

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The Divine Protector: Master Salt Begins

PG-13

2022

2h 0m

Fantasy

Adventure

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Mystery & Thriller

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At 7:07 PM, the occult club members are holding a ritual ceremony to summon "Master Salt" in Kamono Girls' High School in Tokyo, to help one of the members, Nanako, who has been struck by mysterious incidents. They draw a pentagon and a circle with purified salt, and burn a sealed envelope with a written wish. Out of nowhere, a mysterious woman in a hakama appears with a blast of wind. It is the divine protector, Master Salt. She sees through the identity of the spirit that cursed Nanako and repels the curse. After that event, Nanako and her friends ask Master Salt to repel the curses that bring misery to people. They discover that this world is full of people who curse others--a man who swindles the elderly out of their money, a businessman who commits domestic violence, and a university professor who denies the students' spiritual beliefs and suppresses the students by threatening to flunk them. One after another, people ask Master Salt for help. The occult club members eventually find out the secret scandal of the son and the successor of a renowned company, Tendo Group. What will Master Salt and the girls encounter in the battle against a powerful enemy?

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Danae Stahlnecker

Common Sense Media

Oct 2, 2024

Billed as a fantasy thriller, this cheesy high school drama is actually pretty bland, and its heavy-handed morality is at best cringey and at times just religious propaganda.

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Carey-Ann Pawsey

Orca Sound

Nov 13, 2022

2/5

An interesting melange of horror with the story of a superhero-like being that steps in to help humans. But even with this type of variety if you keep going back to the same story well, it all becomes a little too repetitive or dull after a while.

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Luke Y. Thompson

CineGods.com

Oct 31, 2022

Master Salt ought to be wackier than it is, rather than just oddly conservative at times, yet inconsistently.

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Carla Hay

Culture Mix

Oct 27, 2022

Some of the worst acting, dialogue, and visual effects you could ever see. The constant, annoying preachiness is sometimes offensive, such as when the so-called hero inflicts victim shaming on a domestic violence survivor. This movie is complete garbage.

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Nathaniel Muir

AIPT

Oct 19, 2022

Even when you separate the religious movement behind the movie, there is still a lot of bad here. Blaming demons for someone not believing in UFOs is bad enough, but telling a victim of domestic abuse she is just as responsible is a little much.

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Jessica

Oct 26, 2022

This was the first movie that I have been disappointed with. I am okay with reading subtitles so a Japanese movie with them speaking in English was awful. Also I felt like it was too kiddish.

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Steve S

@RT76971711 May 4, 2026

Another crime against cinema by the Happy Science Cult. It's got really messed up morality lessons like blaming an abuse victim for fighting back... I'd give it zero stars if I could.

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At 7:07 PM, the occult club members are holding a ritual ceremony to summon "Master Salt" in Kamono Girls' High School in Tokyo, to help one of the members, Nanako, who has been struck by mysterious incidents. They draw a pentagon and a circle with purified salt, and burn a sealed envelope with a written wish. Out of nowhere, a mysterious woman in a hakama appears with a blast of wind. It is the divine protector, Master Salt. She sees through the identity of the spirit that cursed Nanako and repels the curse. After that event, Nanako and her friends ask Master Salt to repel the curses that bring misery to people. They discover that this world is full of people who curse others--a man who swindles the elderly out of their money, a businessman who commits domestic violence, and a university professor who denies the students' spiritual beliefs and suppresses the students by threatening to flunk them. One after another, people ask Master Salt for help. The occult club members eventually find out the secret scandal of the son and the successor of a renowned company, Tendo Group. What will Master Salt and the girls encounter in the battle against a powerful enemy?

Director: Hiroshi Akabane
Screenwriter: Sayaka Okawa
Production Co: New Star Production, HS Productions, ARI Production, IRH Press Co.
Rating: PG-13 (Some Violence|Thematic Content)
Genre: Fantasy, Adventure, Action, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: Japanese
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 21, 2022, Limited
Box Office (Gross USA): $21.7K
Runtime: 2h 0m
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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