Satomi Hakenden

At first I didn't have high expectation for takky's fighting scene but I was wrong..he was awesome as a samurai.. 2 thumbs up for kanno miho's evil role..both of them just wonderful!!

This special has a pleasing set of actors and an engaging energy, but it's the kind of story that needs to be seen from the beginning, no cheating. Heavy on effects and dependent on supernatural goings-on, we watch as a fabled group of "dog warriors" gather together to fight forces of dynasty. It's likable and fairly predictable, pitched for the 16 to 24 age range, but could have been more original.

The basic moral is that war is bad, but unavoidable sometimes. This drama isn't bad, but avoidable if you want something with more substance.

I saw a movie series many many years ago as a kid and never knew the name of it. I only remembered the dog, marbles, and some magic. I was looking for that old movie and came across this one. I'd like to find the old one but I thought the story was worth watching and I was not disappointed at all. Makes me want to look into more folk tales and heros. I was able to find the Nya subtitled version.