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The Hakkenden: Legend of the Dog Warriors

1990 · 1 season · 30m per episode · Animation, Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Action & Adventure

During the war-torn feudal wars of 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 upon marrying the lord's daughter! Their unnatural union bears fruit, but when they are both killed, the eight unborn pups are reincarnated as the eight Dog Warriors - the Hakkenden. Slowly they find each other and come together as a group. These eight warriors, who represent the eight separate aspects of the Bushido, engage in bloody battles with demonic entitles and evil samurai in the final attempt to redeem their clan!

Seasons

• Season 1 — 13 episodes (October 25, 1990)

Cast

• Toshihiko Seki as Shino Inuzuka (voice)
• Koichi Yamadera as Dousetsu Inuyama (voice)
• Tomohiro Nishimura as Genpachi Inugai (voice)
• Tessyo Genda as Kobungo Inuda (voice)
• Minami Takayama as Keno Inusaka (voice)
• Noriko Hidaka as Shinbei Inue (voice)
• Akio Otsuka as Daikaku Inumura (voice)
• Kappei Yamaguchi as Sosuke Inukawa (voice)
• Aya Hisakawa as Hamaji (voice)
• Hirotaka Suzuoki as Samojirou Aboshi (vioce)
• Kiyoyuki Yanada as Rikijirou (voice)
• Akiko Hiramatsu as Hitoyo (voice)

Details

Created by

Bakin Kyokutei

First aired

October 25, 1990

Episodes

13

Genres

Animation, Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Action & Adventure

Status

Ended

TMDB score

7.2 / 10 from 5 votes