1 Season
13 Episode
Hakkenden: Legend of the Dog Warriors - Season 1 Episode 5 Demon's Melody
One day, in the town of Gyotoku, in the province of Shimousa, an innkeeper named Kobungo Inuta rescues two men while fishing on the Tone river. The men turn out to be Shino and Genpachi, who had been adrift since falling into the river from Horyu Tower. Kobungo's brother-in-law Fusahachi, however, recognizes the two as fugitives, and alerts the authorities. During the heat of an intense battle, Fusahachi mistakenly kills his wife, Nui, and in his moment of shock, he is struck down by Kobungo. But all that remain are the carcasses of two dogs...
- Year: 1991
- Country: Japan
- Genre: Animation, Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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- Keyword: japan, samurai, literary adaptation
- Director: Bakin Kyokutei
- Cast: Kiyonobu Harita, Masaaki Hiramatsu, Toshio Funazu, Akio Otsuka, Arisa Andô, Aya Hisakawa