Fan reviews: Satomi Hakenden

ester_grace · 24 Dec 2010

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!!

jdoramadotcom · 12 Aug 2009

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.

206 · 28 Jan 2008

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.

Tukata · 24 Jul 2006

The story is quite interesting but casting of the leading role is a disappointment. Despite his good looks, Tackey is not a suitable actor to act as a samurai. He is too short (sorry !) and his face is too pretty. The last scene also proves that he is far priettier than the princess bride ! What a pity! huhhhh....

k4g0me · 7 May 2006

What could be better than the hottness that is Hideaki Takizawa on a horse? Fighting? Running? Jumping.....ahhhhhhh

This drama was soooo good. Very interesting story. Felt a little like the Fushigi Yuugi anime. I think there must be some relation...anyhow...I loved it.

Shindou · 19 Mar 2006

A rather star-studded cast for this period special. Having watched all of the many eps of Inu Yasha (anime), this felt very much like a typical episode so there were no surprises in the plot. There were a number of special effects which sometimes felt too intrusive although as a whole, it was an OK drama. Fight scenes were a bit weak and it felt a bit odd to watch so many familiar faces i'm used to seeing in modern dramas go back in time and play other characters.

yuki ando · 19 Feb 2006

Watched the Movie with the same title. The movie was @ least more than 18 years+ ago. Great show then. So I was looking forward to the new SATOMI HAKENDAN.

The story is more or less the same, but the flow and charcther relationship is totally different. The previous one is more myth-like and bloody while the later is more logical and funny.

Like both anyway. BTW, ‹ž–{­Ž÷ casted in both old & new. His character in the old movie was Œ¢’ːM”TœúF, but he was not the lead then. The lead for the old movie was Œ¢]e•º‰qm casted by ^“c›ö”V who was ‹Êˆ² 2nd son. Plus the ending of the old version was sad & with a English song....huh??

Anyway, the point is, both shows are very interesting n nice, but I like the new version better cos it had a good ending. All ppl lived, only bad ppl died, the only good souls that died are ’‡ŠÔ—R‹IŒb, “n•”“ĘY & w“àF‘¥.

›–ì”ü•ä acting is super!!! Better than when she casted in Miracle of love.

horizon180 · 6 Jan 2006

too good to miss.

a story about 8 chosen warriors set with a destiny to save the country of "satomi" from impending doom resulting from a curse. the story starts off with the cursing, and then the princess sacrificing her life to save her country. her will carries 8 marbles to 8 different warriors who must come together and unite to defeat the evil that plagues the country of satomi. outstanding cast who each deliver a magnificent performance, especially kanno miho (sooo evil .. ^_^), nakama yukie is very elegant in her small yet pivotal role as the princess. ayase haruka plays the token damzel in distress very well and takizawa hideaki is quite impressive (as always) and his skills with the sword fresh off yoshitsune make all the action look very real. the action choreography in general is awesome with all the 8 samurai very believable, so are the visual effects.

this is indeed, too good to miss.