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The Hakkenden: Legend of the Dog Warriors

1990–19953 Seasons21 Episodes
AnimationDramaSci-Fi & FantasyAction & 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!

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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!

Network / Platform
TV Tokyo
Status
Ended
First Aired
25/Oct/1990
Language
Japanese
Schedule
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S2 E7Taking Leave of a Sullied World25/Mar/1995 • 30m
S2 E6Aspirations of Paradise10/Nov/1994 • 30m
S2 E5Dog Warriors in the Netherworld10/Sep/1994 • 30m
S2 E4Hamaji's Resurrection10/Jul/1994 • 30m
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Season 20 / 7 watched
S2 E1Spirits25/Nov/1993 • 30m
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S2 E2Taigyuro Hall25/Jan/1994 • 30m
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S2 E3The Legend of the Ghost Cat10/Apr/1994 • 30m
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S2 E4Hamaji's Resurrection10/Jul/1994 • 30m
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S2 E5Dog Warriors in the Netherworld10/Sep/1994 • 30m
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S2 E6Aspirations of Paradise10/Nov/1994 • 30m
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S2 E7Taking Leave of a Sullied World25/Mar/1995 • 30m
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Season 10 / 13 watched
S1 E1The Kaleidoscope25/Oct/1990 • 30m
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S1 E2Dark Music of the Gods25/Oct/1990 • 30m
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S1 E3The Futility Dance25/Dec/1990 • 30m
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S1 E4Horyu Tower25/Dec/1990 • 30m
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S1 E5Demon's Melody25/Mar/1991 • 30m
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S1 E6The Cicada Spirit Cry25/Mar/1991 • 30m
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S1 E7Spirits25/Nov/1993 • 30m
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S1 E8Taigyuro Hall25/Jan/1994 • 30m
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S1 E9The Legend Of The Ghost Cat10/Apr/1994 • 30m
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S1 E10Hamaji's Resurrection10/Jul/1994 • 30m
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S1 E11Dog Warriors in the Netherworld10/Sep/1994 • 30m
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S1 E12Aspirations of Paradise10/Nov/1994 • 30m
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S1 E13Taking Leave of a Sullied World25/Mar/1995 • 30m
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Season 00 / 1 watched
S0 E1Digest25/Nov/1993 • 30m
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Original title
THE 八犬伝
Format
Video
Created by
Bakin Kyokutei
Country
Japan
Original language
Japanese
Network / Platform
TV Tokyo
First aired
25/Oct/1990
Last aired
25/Mar/1995
Seasons
3
Episodes
21
Runtime
30 min
Official timezone
Asia/Tokyo
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Full cast and crew

Cast

24 credits
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) Kiyoyuki Yanada Kiyoyuki Yanada Rikijirou (voice) Akiko Hiramatsu Akiko Hiramatsu Hitoyo (voice) Toshio Funatsu Tota (voice) Arisa Andô Masaka (voice) Chafurin Chafurin Haichirou Kanamari (voice) Chieko Honda Chieko Honda Hamaji (voice) Chikao Ohtsuka Chikao Ohtsuka Ikkaku Akaiwa (voice) Hajime Koseki Hajime Koseki Kagetsura Anzai (voice) Hidenari Ugaki Hidenari Ugaki Komiyama (voice) Hidetoshi Nakamura Hidetoshi Nakamura Suketomo Ohta (voice) Hideyuki Umezu Hideyuki Umezu Sabohei Kamado (voice) Hiroshi Ito Hiroshi Ito Mukusaku (voice) Junpei Takiguchi Junpei Takiguchi Hikiroku (voice) Kaneta Kimotsuki Kaneta Kimotsuki Narrator (voice)

Crew

18 credits
Osamu Yamasaki Osamu Yamasaki Storyboard Artist Satoru Utsunomiya Director, Key Animation, Storyboard Artist Shinya Ohira Director, Key Animation, Storyboard Artist Yukio Okamoto Series Director, Storyboard Artist Takashi Nakamura Takashi Nakamura Director, Key Animation Takeshi Aoki Director Takashi Kudo Original Music Composer Atsushi Okuda Animation Director Atsushi Yamagata Animation Director Fumiko Ikehata Animation Director Hideyuki Motohashi Animation Director Hiroyuki Ochi Animation Director Kazuo Tomizawa Animation Director Masaaki Yuasa Masaaki Yuasa Animation Director Shinsuke Terasawa Animation Director Akihiro Yuki Key Animation Atsushi Matoba Key Animation Chikae Kuwahara Key Animation
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