Kibakichi
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Kibakichi is the eponymous hero of a couple of Japanese Samurai horror film directed by Tomo-O Haraguchi, who's previous directing credits are Mikadroid: Robokill Beneath Discoclub Layla (1991) and Sakuya: yôkaiden AKA Sakuya: Slayer of Demons (2000).
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[edit] Kibakichi
The first film, full title Bakko Yokaiden Kibakichi, was released in Japan in February of 2004 and in the U.S on DVD by Saiko Films/MTI Home Video in June of 2005. It stars Ryuji Harada, Miki Tanaka, and Mubu Nakayama.
Tagline: When monsters meld with humans, the sky will split and eternal darkness will cover the earth.
[edit] Synopsis
A lone samurai walks the countryside. His name is Kibakichi and his mouth hides sharp fangs. When he reaches a desolate village he finds it occupied by Yokai, including geisha who turn into giant carnivorous spiders and man-eating demons disguised as humans. Their hunt for human flesh was in fact a contract with the town crime boss. What is the boss's plan? When the secret is revealed, Kibakichi goes into a rage and his body starts to mutate. Limbs will fly and heads will roll in a final showdown between good and evil.
[edit] Kibakichi 2
The sequel has now been slated for an R1 DVD release on 28th March 2006 from Saiko Films/MTI Home Video.
[edit] Synopsis
The saga of Kibakichi the samurai werewolf continues as his travels find him helping a blind girl and her small village seek revenge on a murdering madman. But, unknown to Kibakichi, he is being spied on by a strange group of people - and someone from his past - who is out for revenge!
[edit] External links
- Official homepage
- Kibakichi: Bakko-yokaiden at the Internet Movie Database
- Review at The Horror Review
- Review at Cinema Nocturna
- Review for the Fortean Times
- Cinema Nocturna review of the sequel
- Saiko Films with separate pages for Kibakichi [1] and Kibakichi 2 [2]
