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Kai Doh Maru (2003)
The battle for the Capital city of Kyo rages as warring political factions vie for power against hereditary rulers. After the murder of her parents at the hands of her seditious uncle, a young girl named Kintoki flees to the mountains to lead a harsh life; she is renamed Kai Doh Maru by the local villagers. Rescued by Raiko, the Captain of 'The Four Knights' - honorable defenders who protect the peace of the city, she is raised within their group as a boy. Living among the Knights, she learns the practices of martial arts and develops into a skillful samurai, becoming a permanent member of their team. Now, as a young woman of seventeen, she begins to discover new feelings of passion and love for Raiko... but she also discovers that these new emotions cause a storm of jealousy and rage in another woman linked to her past.
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The battle for the Capital city of Kyo rages as warring political factions vie for power against hereditary rulers. After the murder of her parents at the hands of her seditious uncle, a young girl named Kintoki flees to the mountains to lead a harsh life; she is renamed Kai Doh Maru by the local villagers. Rescued by Raiko, the Captain of 'The Four Knights' - honorable defenders who protect the peace of the city, she is raised within their group as a boy. Living among the Knights, she learns the practices of martial arts and develops into a skillful samurai, becoming a permanent member of their team. Now, as a young woman of seventeen, she begins to discover new feelings of passion and love for Raiko... but she also discovers that these new emotions cause a storm of jealousy and rage in another woman linked to her past.
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Genre:Animation, Action, Fantasy
Written By:Nobuhisa Terado
In Theaters:7/29/2003
Box Office:
Runtime:45 minutes
Studio:Production I.G, SME Visual Works
Cast
Kanji Wakabayashi
Director
Mitsuki Saiga
Kintoki Sakatano (voice)
Showtaro Morikubo
Raikou Minamotono (voice)
Fumiko Osaka
Fuji (voice)
Yurika Hino
Princess Ouni (voice)
Ai Orikasa
Douji Ibaragi (voice)
Hikaru Hanada
Sadamitsu Usuino (voice)
Ikue Kimura
Yamabuki (voice)
Satoru Yanase
Suetake Urabeno (voice)
Yasunori Masutani
Tsuna Watanabeno (voice)
Yoshiyuki Kaneko
Seimei Abe (voice)
Yukimasa Kishino
Yoshinobu Sakata (voice)
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