The 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.
| Title | Hakkenden: Legend of the Dog Warriors - Season 1 Episode 1 The Kaleidoscope |
|---|---|
| Year | 1991 |
| Genre | Animation, Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy |
| Country | Japan |
| Studio | |
| Cast | Kiyonobu Harita, Masaaki Hiramatsu, Toshio Funazu, Akio Otsuka, Arisa Andô, Aya Hisakawa |
| Crew | Takashi Anno (Director), Takashi Kudou (Original Music Composer), Bakin Kyokutei (Novel), Hidemi Kamata (Writer), Noboru Aikawa (Writer), Yukio Okamoto (Director) |
| Alternative Titles | Hakkenden shin sho, The hakkenden, Legend of the Dog Warriors, Hakkenden la légende des 8 Guerriers Chien, The Hakkenden: A New Saga, The Hakkenden: Shinshō |
| Keyword | japan, samurai, literary adaptation |
| First Air Date | Oct 25, 1990 |
| Last Air date | Mar 25, 1991 |
| Season | 1 Season |
| Episode | 13 Episode |
| Runtime | 30:14 minutes |
| Quality | HD |
| IMDb: | 7.00/ 10 by 3.00 users |
| Popularity | 22.077 |
| Language | Japanese |
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