Hakkenden: Legend of the Dog Warriors (1990)
10/25/1990 (JP) • 30m
Overview
During the war-torn feudal wars in Japan, the Awa clan faced certain extinction from a rival clan backed by demonic forces. However, a careless promise by their lord leads to both salvation and disgrace when their family dog brings back the head of the enemy warlord and insists on marrying the lord's daughter. Their unnatural union bears fruit but when both are killed, the eight unborn pups are reincarnated as the eight Dog Warriors - The Hakkenden. As they slowly find each other and come together as a group, these eight warriors, who represent the eight separate aspects of Bushido, engage in bloody battles with demonic entities and evil samurai in a final attempt to redeem their clan!
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1990 | 13 Episodes
In the 15th century, the Anzai and Satomi clans are at war. In a hopeless situation of the house of Satomi, an unbelievable promise is made: the dog Yatsufusa is to receive the princess Fuse as his wife if he brings the head of Kagetsura Anzai. After the defeat of the Anzai clan, Fuse insists that the prince keep his word. However, before her eight offspring are born, the princess chooses death. Eight beads from Fuse's prayer chain will reveal her incarnations. Years later. Eight young warriors - they all have a skin mark in the shape of a peony. Each of them possesses one of the beads. The first four dog warriors are brought together by the fate of the magical sword Murasame. It is to be handed over to its rightful owner, the ruler of Kanto ...
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