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Hakkenden: Legend of the Dog Warriors

Hakkenden: Legend of the Dog Warriors

19906.51 Season13 EpisodesEnded

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!

Created by Bakin Kyokutei
Written by Bakin Kyokutei

Top Cast

Toshihiko Seki

Toshihiko Seki

Shino Inuzuka (voice)

Koichi Yamadera

Koichi Yamadera

Dousetsu Inuyama (voice)

Tomohiro Nishimura

Tomohiro Nishimura

Genpachi Inugai (voice)

Tessyo Genda

Tessyo Genda

Kobungo Inuda (voice)

Minami Takayama

Minami Takayama

Keno Inusaka (voice)

Noriko Hidaka

Noriko Hidaka

Shinbei Inue (voice)

Akio Otsuka

Akio Otsuka

Daikaku Inumura (voice)

Kappei Yamaguchi

Kappei Yamaguchi

Sosuke Inukawa (voice)

Aya Hisakawa

Aya Hisakawa

Hamaji (voice)

Hirotaka Suzuoki

Hirotaka Suzuoki

Samojirou Aboshi (vioce)

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Themes & Keywords

japansamurailiterary adaptationanimeoriginal video animation (ova)

About Hakkenden: Legend of the Dog Warriors

Hakkenden: Legend of the Dog Warriors is a animation, drama, sci-fi & fantasy series that first aired in 1990 exploring themes of japan, samurai, literary adaptation, anime, original video animation (ova). Created by Bakin Kyokutei, it stars Toshihiko Seki, Koichi Yamadera, Tomohiro Nishimura. 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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