The Hakkenden: Legend of the Dog Warriors · Episode 6: The Cicada Spirit Cry
The Cicada Spirit Cry
1991-03-2530 min
1The Kaleidoscope1990-10-2530 minThe year is 1457. Princess Fuse, daughter of Yoshizane Satomi, Lord of Awa province, is forced into matrimony with her dog, Yatsufusa. This situation occurs when, under siege by the neighboring army of Lord Kagetsura Anzai and facing starvation. Yoshizane makes a desperate, last-ditch promise to the animal. Ultimately, the princess is killed, along with Yatsufusa, by a bullet from the gun of Daisuke Kanamari, who had come to rescue her. At the moment of Fuse's death, eight spirit beads from the necklace she was wearing disperse into the sky and the legend of the dog warriors begins.
2Dark Music Of The Gods1990-10-2530 minThe year is 1458. A child is born in the village of Otsuka, in Musashi Province. His name is Shino Inuzuka. After coming of age, he is entrusted with a legendary sword, the Murasame, by his father Bansaku. Shino's father, however, commits hara-kiri after losing face when his brother-in-law, Hikiroku Otsuka, tries to trick him into giving up the sword, Then Shino, devastated by his father's death, somehow comes into possession of a small bead, On this strange bead, the Chinese character ""KO"", symbolizing filial devotion mysteriously appears.
3The Futility Dance1990-12-2530 minSosuke becomes an assassin after being ordered by Kamezasa to kill Shino. The two warriors, however, soon realize the extent to which fate has connected them, and make a pledge of brotherhood. As for Hamaji, she learns that her hand in marriage has been promised to the jindai, Higami Kyuroku. Deeply in love with Shino and despondent over this news, Hamaji decides to kill herself, but is saved at the last minute by Samojiro Aboshi, who later reveals to her his true nature as an evil sorcerer and sets upon Hamaji himself. Hamaji's subsequent rescuer turns out to be her long lost brother…
4Horyuu Tower1990-12-2530 minIn the midst of the disturbance in Otsuka village caused by Hamaji's disappearance, there comes the arrival of evil itself, personified by the jindai and his retainer, to whom the village chief and his wife soon fall prey. Only one man, Sosuke, is able to stand up to them, though it is he who is ultimately arrested and blamed for the murders of his step-parents. Meanwhile. Shino arrives in Koga and is granted an audience with the Shogun, Nariuji Ashikaga. The legendary Murasame sword that he offers up, however, is revealed to be a fake, and Shino becomes a hunted criminal. But the man…
5Demon’s Melody1991-03-2530 min6The Cicada Spirit Cry1991-03-2530 min
2Dark Music Of The Gods1990-10-2530 minThe year is 1458. A child is born in the village of Otsuka, in Musashi Province. His name is Shino Inuzuka. After coming of age, he is entrusted with a legendary sword, the Murasame, by his father Bansaku. Shino's father, however, commits hara-kiri after losing face when his brother-in-law, Hikiroku Otsuka, tries to trick him into giving up the sword, Then Shino, devastated by his father's death, somehow comes into possession of a small bead, On this strange bead, the Chinese character ""KO"", symbolizing filial devotion mysteriously appears.3The Futility Dance1990-12-2530 minSosuke becomes an assassin after being ordered by Kamezasa to kill Shino. The two warriors, however, soon realize the extent to which fate has connected them, and make a pledge of brotherhood. As for Hamaji, she learns that her hand in marriage has been promised to the jindai, Higami Kyuroku. Deeply in love with Shino and despondent over this news, Hamaji decides to kill herself, but is saved at the last minute by Samojiro Aboshi, who later reveals to her his true nature as an evil sorcerer and sets upon Hamaji himself. Hamaji's subsequent rescuer turns out to be her long lost brother…4Horyuu Tower1990-12-2530 minIn the midst of the disturbance in Otsuka village caused by Hamaji's disappearance, there comes the arrival of evil itself, personified by the jindai and his retainer, to whom the village chief and his wife soon fall prey. Only one man, Sosuke, is able to stand up to them, though it is he who is ultimately arrested and blamed for the murders of his step-parents. Meanwhile. Shino arrives in Koga and is granted an audience with the Shogun, Nariuji Ashikaga. The legendary Murasame sword that he offers up, however, is revealed to be a fake, and Shino becomes a hunted criminal. But the man…5Demon’s Melody1991-03-2530 min6The Cicada Spirit Cry1991-03-2530 min
The Hakkenden: Legend of the Dog Warriors★ 63%Synopsis
"During the blood-soaked feudal wars of Japan, the Awa clan faced certain extinction from a rival clan backed by demonic forces. Their clan's salvation becomes a curse when the family dog brings back the head of the enemy warlord but insists upon marrying the lord's daughter! This unnatural union bears fruit, but they are killed; and their eight unborn pups reincarnate as the eight Dog Warriors - The Hakkenden. The eight reincarnated souls travel their separate paths of violence and retribution, but slowly they come together as a formidable group representing the eight virtues of the bushido to slay the demons and redeem their clan!" (Source: DVD Complete Series Back Cover)
Characters & Voice Actors
Dousetsu InuyamaMain
Kouichi YamaderaJP
Shinbei InueMain
Noriko HidakaJP
Daikaku InumuraMain
Akio OotsukaJP
Genpachi InugaiMain
Tomohiro NishimuraJP
Keno InuzakaMain
Minami TakayamaJP
Samojirou AboshiMain
Hirotaka SuzuokiJP
Sousuke InukawaMain
Kappei YamaguchiJP
Kobungo InutaMain
Tesshou GendaJP
Shino InuzukaMain
Toshihiko SekiJP
HamajiSupporting
Aya HisakawaJP
YatsufusaSupporting
FuseSupporting
Miki ItouJP
Staff
Takeshi NarumiScript (ep 4)
Mitsuo IsoKey Animation (ep 1)
Kenji KamiyamaArt (ep 6)
Yasuo HasegawaProduction Generalization
Norio MatsumotoKey Animation (ep 1)
Kazuya TsurumakiKey Animation (ep 5)
Shou AikawaPlanning
Shou AikawaScript (eps 1-3, 5, 6)
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